All the boats are tied up and waiting for clients!
The canals get pretty crowded on an idyllic Saturday afternoon!
Some big groups hire two punts together AND get mariachis to come on board for them! We saw people dancing across the sloped fronts of the boats to some music. We all agreed that there were enough mariachis and other kinds of music to get ambient benefits without having to a) pay our own music and b) have it right up next to us and at a volume that prohibited conversation!
Mexicans love a drink called the "michelada." The ingredients change with the region. At Xochimilco they are chili powder, lime, Worcestershire sauce, beef seasoning, and beer. We were lucky enough to get an emo michelada man right towards the end of our cruise. Here he has taken the giant cup and covered the lip with chili powder. He's adding the Worcestershire sauce....
Opening the half liter beer with an 18 inch machete....
Pouring the beer....
And making Ian happy with the results! He had two of these monsters on our three-hour tour!
Xochimilco is a flower-raising center for Mexico City. The canals are lined with nurseries like this one.
Right now the big flower market is marigolds for the Day of the Dead celebrations. Mexico is going gently orange in anticipation of November 2.
Marigolds on their way to market!
Smaller punts drift along selling food: candy and snacks, quesadillas and tortas, and roasted corn on the cob with chili and cheese!
Vendors sell just about anything kitsch you could hope for in Xochimilco. Silver vendors hops from boat to boat, but this guy has his own floating kiosk!
Monet bridges
Dragonfly!
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