I’m not running low on water yet (having bought several gallons at the Walmart in Nogales), but wanted to get some before I started to think ‘Gee, I need to ration myself!’.

I was up at 5:45 this morning of my own accord. I had gone to bed at 9:30 and the rooster didn’t start till 6:00, YAY, so it was a good night! I got up around 6:15 and brought my water bottle to the curb, placing 12 pesos on it (10 peso coin + 2×1 peso coins).

Around 7:30, I heard a sound like an ice cream trucking passing and the cry of ‘¡Agua!’ I went out and, sure enough, my empty water bottle and 12 pesos had been magically replaced by a new sealed bottle!

I hauled it into the apartment and stowed it under the sink (nice storage area for it).

Minutes later, I heard someone call out to the lady in the house and I went out. A gentleman said that I needed to pay for the water. I told him that I had put 12 pesos on the bottle, disheartened that the honour system hadn’t worked. Then, another guy came running up saying, ‘No! No! The lady left us 12 pesos on the bottle. I have them!’ The first guy apologized profusely, I told him it’s all fine and thanked him.

Water delivery, not yet mastered, but making progress at becoming a residente!

The landlady also provided a pump to go with the bottle, so I don’t have to pour it out and continue developing my muscles. I had brought my water dispenser from Haven, but I don’t know if I’ll use it. I’ll probably dispense into my 1-gallon Walmart jugs, which fit in the fridge. I don’t normally keep cold water on hand, but it’s so hot and sticky here that I’m preferring cold water, plus it’s something to offer guests.

Dale and I are going for a beer on the beach sometime in the afternoon and later this morning I want to go down to the City Deli to get butter and more of that Oaxaca cheese as well as scrub pads for the kitchen and possibly clothes pins. I thought about bringing my bag of pins from home and changed my mind at the last minute. 🙁 Nothing has fallen off the line yet, but one big gust and all my clean laundry will go in the sand!

I need to do more laundry, but yesterday’s load is still drying, even the microfiber stuff that normal dries quickly! One of the challenges of being in a damp climate, although the line was put in the sunniest part of the yard (which is conveniently next to the washer). When I went out this morning, Moya was soaking wet and I got dripped on by a palm tree.

Now, I have to put in a day of work. The kitchen table is less than ideal, but it’ll have to do!

BTW, internet is still dismal. Same issue as I was having at Haven earlier last summer, so I’m convinced it’s an iPhone, not network, issue. Instead of just connecting steadyily to a weak signal and letting me have slow internet, it prefers to simply not connect. Do not get an iPhone 5C as this is a known weakness of this model! 🙁