Water, water

We had a big rainstorm during the night. It was still drizzling this morning, but we got ready to go to Open Circle anyway and it had stopped just before we started out a few minutes before 10. However, because of the rain, Open Circle was held inside. They said that that happens only rarely. The speaker was an artist and a bit of a character. He was very excited about a book which asserts that many health problems (asthma, high blood pressure, reflux, etc.) are often caused because the body is dehydrated. Everyone should drink at least 2 litres of water (pop, coffee, tea, etc. don’t count) each day (more if you are a big person). I thought that there might be many people who would be a bit dubious, not that water is not good for you, but about some of the more far-reaching claims being made. However, his talk was very disorganized so that during the question period, some of the members of the audience were filling in things that they thought he should have included; obviously, they are into the same idea that he is. He gave a website ( Water Cure) and I’m going to check out some of the claims and the proofs given. Barb thinks that I should be drinking more water so perhaps she’s right. However, of more interest perhaps was the fellow himself. He did not have any notes so that his comments rambled all over the place, stories about himself and his family, etc. Some of it was quite funny. At one point, on the subject of water, he was talking about Lake Chapala. He has lived here for about 8 - 9 years. When he arrived, the level of the lake was way down and falling. He claimed that the level was so low that they had buses to take people from the pier in Chapala out to where the water was, it was so far out! The water is now up to the pier and there are even small, flat boats that will take you out to a couple of the islands in the lake. I guess this history is why there is so much interest in the water level and the continuing rise.

A couple who sat beside us and talked for a few minutes before Open Circle got under way said that Lake Chapala moderates the temperature here by about 10 degrees compared to Guadalajara--i.e., 10 degrees cooler in the hot weather and 10 degrees warmer in the winter. An interesting fact if accurate. By the way, by noon, the sky was clear and it was sunny again.