The Cause of our Detour

For a little exercise (I know, I know, a bit shocking for me), this morning we walked down to Casa Raab (the nearby B&B) and then down to the alleged construction project that caused and continues to cause our detour to the casa.  You will recall our night time search for the casa when we first arrived.  If we had been able to get to the Casa Raab sign, we would have been home free as there is a left turn to El Studio and it is about 100 yards off the al Seminario road.

Florencio estimated the road would reopen within a week.  Whoo-ha!  At the obstruction, it is really just a house being built and their having dumped rocks, sand, and removed rubble on the road.  Maybe at some previous time they dug up the road to put in or access a pipe but there is no ditch now.  We are estimating that it would take a decent front loader operator about 10 minutes to clear the road.  A few days ago we noticed that the detour signs were now laminated.  What does that tell you about when the road will reopen?

I have heard speculation from some of the folks around here that they think that the house is being built by a local city official and no one wants to confront him about the obstruction.  If that is the truth he should be impeached or removed from office, as it has caused a tremendous inconvenience for a lot of people up the hill, who have to use the dirt road detour and fording the creek to get to and from the city.  It adds about 15 minutes to the drive. Oh well, this is Mexico, and it can be done manaña.  I will keep you informed if it should actually reopen while we are here at El Studio.

News Alert!!!  The road was opened on February 14.  I heard the good news from my neighbor and the tip off may have been the daytime fireworks, and an official ribbon cutting, I’m sure.  My first blog about the detour was as of January 28.  Florencio was not too far off.  He said it would be a week and it was 18 days.  For “On Mexican Time” that is not too bad.  The new road has a few topes but it is quicker and less dusty than the detour via the creek fording.

 

The Cause!

 

Quirky Living Note

 

Cell phone towers are now all over the world.  When viewing the one shown in the photo below in Villa de Etla, I could not help but think of my friend in Chelan, Denise Lorenz, who is a cell phone tower contractor.  Maybe we should start putting palm trees, or maybe a Douglas fir, on our towers.