I surrender

Well, the biggest surprise thus far is that my lower back threw out on the third day here. I have been on bed rest in my hotel room, unable to even reach the beach because it is four flights of stairs down. No elevator.

I do have an ocean view, palm trees, and the sound of waves.

The pain has been enormous. It is abating.

The immobilization meant surrender was the only option. And in that, I discovered that surrender doesn't mean laying down arms but just trusting, more and more and more.

So I trust that I will leave Mexico the better for it, having had some enforced rest.