UMAR Huatulco is ready for Christmas

UMARELA 2016 is tomorrow and UMAR Huatulco is looking good.  We love Christmas here and everybody has managed to make the campus look great.

You can't do much better than an origami Christmas tree. 

I spotted this nifty homemade tree by the photo copy office.  A little creativity using the materials at hand and voila.

Thanks to Carmen and her assistant (not pictured here) the Tourism building looks spectacular.  Here's Carmen herself and Oscar standing by the centerpiece of the decorations. If you're walking by, stop in for a look.

Finally, I caught one of Santa's elves putting the finishing touches on a little creation for the big UMARELA parade tomorrow.

Green Flags

Every day has been a green flag day here this week at Zipolite. Those who know this beach will appreciate what a big deal that is. The beach has never been better. Low tide is a wide shiny expanse of sand. People can walk way out there and still be only up to their waists. The waves are tranquil with only the occasional heavy boomer to send the boogie board zooming off to shore in a hurry. It's like Santa himself arranged perfect conditions for the Christmas rush.




There are still a few hazards. Our keen eyed lifeguard stopped to bury an ugly dead fish with no eyes so no one would step on a spiked fin. A neighbor from San Francisco stepped on a stingray. It couldn't have been the same type that finished off that Australian guy because her bandage was off the very next day.

Lots of pictures and less talk.