We were thinking that it wasn't as busy during Holy Week as last year. That is, until we cruised through our normally tranquil fishing village of Chuburna on the way to a reggae festival. We turned down a side street to go back around the block and instantly got stuck in a huge clot of busses, all of which were able to seat at least 50 people each. There were literally hundred of busses and the street was full of people. Apparently this is the last dayof Semana Santa and everybody in all the inland villages wanted a day at the beach. The Diario, the local Progreso newspaper estimated a crowd of 50,000at the beach for Sunday.
The reggae fest was a great deal at 35
pesos, about $2.75 US
. There was greatpeople watching, some really cute kids and the music was way better than you'd think for 35 pesos. I think we are spoiled by California's music festivals, but you couldn't beat the price.
The blogger gods mixed up the pictures after I scientifically down-loaded them in a specific order to tell the story. Since I am not deleting them and re-doing tis post, just use your imagination!
