December7, 2011. Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. The Arrival.

It happens every time we walk into the condo for the first time.  It feels hot so we turn down the thermometers in each room while we change clothes and unload our belongings from the locker.   We keep the doors closed.  Ken organizes the computers so they both work.  By now we are wearing Mexican clothes and shoes.  While sitting to drink a glass of water and catch our breath, one of us notices that it feels cool, so we sit outside, and discover that the weather is pleasant and we do not need the air conditioner at all.  So in we go and open the doors and turn off the cooling.   It has taken us about an hour.

The question one would ask is why do we go through the same drill every year?  Why don't we first change clothes and shoes and drink a glass of water before we turn on the air conditioner? You would think that we would learn.  Maybe next year we will recall the drill.  Perhaps it is our clothing, which is heavier than our Mexican clothes,  that makes us feel so hot or perhaps the condo really is warm.  Next time we will try a different system.  Living here in the winter we have no need for air conditioning.  The large doors are always wide open and we spend lots of time on the balcony.  It is very odd indeed, this drill upon arrival.