Yeah! The End of Summer Season
How often can you say you are happy the holidays are over so you can get back to work?
Well, I'm almost ready to pop the champagne and celebrate.
Why?
I live in a little fishing village. Officially, it has a population of 69 people. However, when the holiday season starts around 10,000 people descend on this beautiful cove to enjoy their holidays in the sun.
While, I have no problem with them having their holidays and there is no question that the local businesses need the trade, the issue is lack of resources.
Electric companies don't want to invest in a village that has 10,000+ people for only 2 months of the year. That means that a simple process of making a hot drink in the microwave instead of taking 60 seconds takes around 4.5 minutes. Cooking means I live on BBQ food for breakfast; lunch and dinner as there is insufficient electric to run the over or hob.
When you work from home the drop in electricity supply means being online becomes extremely difficult. Computer battery life is not meant for being online all day running zoom calls.
Then there's trying to record videos and podcasts etc. The noise of 10,000 tourists yelling on the beach outside my apartment; dogs barking; fireworks; loud music; partying through to 5:00am in the morning means no quiet time.
Part of living in such an idylic location means you have to accept that for 2 months of the year, your work life and normal home life is non-existent.
Today, the holiday makers head home. School starts on Monday. Most parents are also back to work on Monday. The village becomes normal again and I can get back to spending my mornings working and afternoons at the local churinguito.
Time to celebrate the end of the summer season.
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Happy that the end of summer is coming to an end for you Karen... time to get some work done!!
I wish the summer temperatures would end here though... still waaaay too hot for my liking!
Take care my friend! :-)
Your situation made me appreciate mine even more.
We plan to stay home over the weekends- especially during the months when school is out.
Otherwise, we have pretty much forgotten the inconveniences. Our primary consideration is getting groceries. We only have one store, and it does a great job staying stocked until the weekend. Then bread, milk, eggs, and bottled water are in short supply or gone. Fresh stuff is pretty much gone by Saturday noon, with resupplies usually on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
We are learning to check out the dollar stores—we have three here. And this is year-round. Our winter is usually mild enough, and we have a hunting season, with several exotic ranches about and even deer in our yards. So hunting, fishing, and water fun bring people to our area for recreation.
We also have a great Chamber of Commerce, which has created an active fest life that brings people in for the weekends. Next, add the weekly ropings that are held, as well as the monthly and yearly events in the roping arena. There have been three different rodeo association events so far this year.
I can imagine a smaller population and how it affects daily life. The supply chain is just not there,
Thanks for the fun share,
SamiI
Hi Karen
We live in a pretty expensive area of our state, but for some reason, the neighborhood frequently loses power, even on the nicest days!
Luckily, we have a standby generator that kicks in to supply power to our home. With all the power losses over the years, we've gone through a lot of propane.
The electric company has been replacing the power cables on our street, so hopefully that will make a difference.
Hang In There! 😎
Frank 🎸
Looks beautiful, Karen!
I have a similar situation in that we full time RV in the US. RV parks are not always the quietest due to the weekenders. However, we keep on the move so we can change situations easily.
One thing about an RV, if power is an issue, we have a big generator onboard. Can you get a generator to help out with electrical shortages?
Enjoy the end of season and return of a more quiet environment!
Wow! What a change from 69 to 10,000 people! The September cleanup must keep some people busy, and the toilet flushes, oh, the toilet flushes!!!
You seem calm, but you must be so relieved.