Hilario shrugged off the rank implausibility of his situation, ignored the wince-inducing pressure and waded straight into the deep end, which has got to take some guts.
A lot of birds have migrated to the area and one doesn't need to travel long hours anymore or go to other lakes to watch the birds, says Ion Meuta, Deputy Mayor of Mahmudia.
Earlier this year, British explorer Pen Huddle and his team trekked for three months across the frozen Arctic Ocean, taking measurements and recording observations about the ice.
And, instead of the usual crowd of the reverents, all we have kneeling before her are two old pilgrims who have plodded miles on their bare and calloused feet.
In other parts of Guerrero as well as neighbouring states such as Oaxaca and Michoacan, the flooding continues and residents are forced to wade through the stagnant water to find food and clean drinking water.
It was a delight to see Diana's and Mary's faces when they arrived cold and stiff from their long journey, and saw the warm fires and polished furniture, and smelt the cakes and meat dishes cooking.
People travel hundreds of thousands of miles to be with their families and because the country's population is nearly 1 billion 400 thousand the holiday triggers what's known as the largest annual human migration.
I wanted to talk about " Slouching Towards Bethlehem" , which is a collection of essays by Joan Didion, who is one of the most concise, pertinent observers of people.