At dusk, a million or so Mexican free-tail bats emerge from under the Congress St. bridge. There is some disagreement about what constitutes 'dusk' here- the bats interpert it as 'almost total darkness', where the humans would like to see them a little earlier. When they finally emerge, it's difficult to see them without a strong light. But there certainly are LOTS of them.
Afterwards we had some great Mexican food- I had one of those complicated dishes with an almond sauce over pork and fruit and spices. Then we heard some good music in a bar- accidentally, it seems, because none of the other venues had anything nearly as good.
Who knows how long this vacation will last? Not the local officials. CNN is on right now: "It will take WEEKS to get power restored to all of those areas."
Heree's a report from The Advertiser on the situation in New Iberia:
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Nick
Maybe it's time to take a vacation if you can't go back. How does SF sound? Or maybe New England, where you and the felines can hang out with family and friends?
ReplyDeleteOr is Austin compelling enough to hold you? It has bats and food!
xoxo
Alice
This story in The Daily Iberian says is is permissible to return, but that conditions may be difficult:
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Nick