Playa del Carmen was not herself this morning. Wandering along a near vacant 5th avenue with shops and restaurants boarded in preparation for the coming storm felt rather haunting. Yet, a handful of locales were open for business serving the residents and visitors who couldn’t resist getting a peek at the action. Except, there wasn’t too much action. The waves breaking onto shore were out of the norm for the tranquility of Playa del Carmen’s slice of Caribbean, but the sea appeared merely restless, not, say, furious like one might expect. Then again, there is the old adage: “the calm before the storm.” And calm, we still feel. The drawn-out anticipation for this storm-turned-hurricane-turned storm is certainly leaving residents restless. Yet, instead of the “anxious waiting” perhaps we should simply enjoy and let the winds of change breeze in at their appointed hour. May everyone stay safe and dry and in good, loving company was we weather the arrival of Rina….
