En el MidWest, hay mucha nieve y hace frio, pero en San Miguel hay muchas nubes en el cielo azul y hace calor con a poco de viento.
Yes, while much of the US is beneath snow, life is still balmy here in SMA. We watched the news this morning (in Spanish, of course) and while we still don't understand everything that is said (or even most of what is said), the video said it all: driving snow from Nevada to Kansas and more that wasn't covered in the newscast.
We belong to a DisBoards group of folks who will be sailing together next year, and many of them live in the midwest. Morning greetings on the board include whether it is currently snowing, whether it is expected to snow, and how much snow they received the day before! Only two of us (one person in Southern California plus Michael and I) are in snow-free areas. We try not to rub their noses in it (pun intended), but both places are a lot warmer than most of the US.
The closest we got to bad weather was a few days of gusty winds. We like to think they came from the storms moving across the plains so we can complain, too, but weather maps show a southwest (from here) source for the winds which then join winds from the northwest. And lately the cold front from the plains is making its way into northern Mexico. Chihuahua, in particular, is suffering a strong cold spell. Remember, most homes in Mexico have neither heating nor cooling.
If one is lucky, you may have propane heaters in some rooms. If you're not lucky, you may have an electric heater or two (unlucky because electricity is more expensive than gas). Or you may have a working fireplace.
Meanwhile in SMA, it's still getting into the high 70s and low 80s during the day - even if it is cool at night. Since we only brought leather jackets and insulated Disney/Princess jackets, we're about to go shopping for something lightweight. We brought only two sweaters with us - which made sense at the time!
If you're from that neck of the woods, bundle up and stay warm! Don't lick any metal pipes!!
We're off to Cabo San Lucas at the end of the month.
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