No tremor through the night and I managed to sleep after a 1:30 AM chat with the mom.
After waking up this morning I decided I needed to walk around and check out the streets.
Here is what we observed:
I took this photo a couple of weeks ago . . . I thought it was a pretty view.
The second peak/mound from the right is the Volcan Pacaya.
I stole this one from Katie, this is Pacaya a couple of days ago.
It was already becoming more active than usual.
This was my balcony last night during the ash/sand rain.
Parking lot behind my building. Clean up crews going hard already.
A car in the parking lot behind the building.
When we were walking later this morning we saw people pressure washing the ash off of their cars.
I'm pretty sure that has got to be something like sand blasting, probably not the wisest decision.
A little ash isn't going to stop the chicken buses.
Although I did notice much fewer on the streets than usual.
This roof top is normally red.
More people working hard on the clean up.
A little Canadian shout out in the ash on Reforma.
Clean sidewalk . . . Ash sidewalk.
Well these chloroplasts are going to have a hard time performing photosynthesis.
More working hard while I took photos.
I have much experience with snow ruts, ash ruts are definitely new to me.
I thought I could rotate this one once I put it on but apparently not.
This is a giant pile of ash on the sidewalk. Tilt head left!
Truck full of ash.
Bags full of ash.
So apparently the worst is not over. Another violent eruption is a possibility.
The big worry here is the sand/ash getting into the Guate sewers.
To much ash in the sewers makes a major risk for flooding.
And with rainy season in full effect this possibility is much higher.
Anyway, my bag is still packed. However, the buses are sold out to El Salvador so I am not sure if I need to leave I will be making it anywhere. I will be safe from the flooding on the 13th floor, not so safe from an earthquake.
Life is never dull in CA.
More updates to come.
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