It has rained for the last two weeks and temperatures have been chilly. Nuevo Progreso is extremely muddy with large areas of murky brown water covering the streets. The trip through the colonias to the church was a challenge. Even the paved streets were bad. The church grounds were dry because we had put so much caliche (Mexican gravel) around it, but some roads in nearby Colonia Francisco Madera were impassible.
While Lloyd and Marcelino worked installing the new security gate at the church, two pickup trucks got stuck in the deep slick ruts on a nearby road. One truck managed to rock imself out, but the other couldn't. After awhile the drivers borrowed a long cable and Lloyd drove over to help them. With little effort, Lloyd pulled them smoothly out of the mud and onto drier ground. Even then they got stuck again and had to be pulled further up the road. We made new friends helping these neighbors to the church. They thanked us and said they didn't intend to drive through there again until it dried out. We said, "What you really need is a Jeep!"
You can see from the picture how muddy the roads were that day.
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