Xalapa weather

It was nice to be back in Xalapa – I’d missed it. Something happened to the weather while we were away and it was actually warm! The Jalapenos (the good people of Xalapa) had stopped shivering and were sporting light summer clothing. People talk about the weather a lot here as it changes so much. You never know what you are going to get. Xalapa is like Wales that way. The difference is, in Wales people are ever optimistic that it will be “barbecue weather next weekend” whereas in Xalapa, people always tell you (on a warm sunny day) that “there’s a cold front coming”. Half of the time they are wrong – what is it with the pessimism? I guess they are less likely to be disappointed that way.

Weather

Just in case you all think we are basking in sunshine, sipping Piña Coladas by the sea, I’d better come clean and let you know that I am freezing. There is a cold front over Veracruz, and Xalapa is quite high in altitude so it is normally cooler here anyway. It’s also lashing down with rain. It’s supposed to warm up by Friday which will be a relief because we packed all the wrong clothes. There is also no heating in our hotel room because it is unusually cold, which means I’m even colder than I was in Japan and I don’t have a bath in which to warm up.