The park has officially reopened (as of January 6), with all the main roads open. Hardy and Judy rode their bikes around the day it opened. We decided to bike in this morning and walk the Reseca Vieja Trail. It was open up to the bridge and made a very peaceful walk in a different world, one belonging to the birds and other critters. We heard a lot of them and saw a few, including chacalacas and Great Kiskadees.
We met a man with an interesting hobby a couple of days ago on our morning walk. He was working near the trash and recycling area. He makes glasses from wine bottles. He mentioned dumpster diving, but in our park, it's easier--the wine bottles are mainly in the glass recycling bin. He soaks them to remove the labels and clean them up. Then he uses a bottle cutter, which leaves a rough edge. Next he smooths the edge using fine grinding compound and sandpaper. He was making a set of lovely blue glasses from blue wine bottles (Blue Nun?).
I received the ID wallet with zipper coin pocket I ordered--only it wasn't. Disappointed again. It was described on the website this way:
"This leather id holder opens easily with Velcro to clear ID window, credit card pocket and zipper coin pocket. Exterior back with a second clear ID window for easy presentation."
The actual product was an ordinary ID holder with two inside ID windows. I'm hoping I'll be able to get the company to return the $18.70 paid for the item with shipping. I think I'll give up trying to order one on the web. I put some strapping tape across the area of the inside window that was cracked. We'll see how that works.
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