From alone to together

Spending time these days at El Triple, Baja California, Mexico is different than it was before.
It used to be a place where hardly anybody came and true solitude could be found.
But when the whole area was bought from the Mexican owner Francisco Xavier Cadena by an American developer, things drastically changed.



To the north of El Triple, a few miles away, was an abandoned rancho and a waterhole.
There, a large metal shed was built and an old motorhome parked in which Leonardo is living who is hired by the American developer as a guardsman.

Opposite from the location where the Fuso Szulc is parked is the result of the building activities of the American developer.
Activities until now because the economic crisis is also noticeable at El Triple.
The American developer has run out of money and the construction of the resort has been halted.


Next to it is an old Terry trailer in which Juaquin is living.
Who is the guardsman there.





Unfortunately both Leonardo and Juaquin also suffer of the economic crisis and the American developer running out of money .
For four months now they have not been paid and they experience serious financial hardship.
They continue to be on duty but this is more to keep their legal rights.

Having Juaquin and Leonardo close by changes the situation at El Triple compared as to how it used to be.
The two guys have become friends and infrequently there are get togethers.
But the main aspect of their presence near the Fuso Szulc is that El triple has become a place that is shared.
From solitary to communal.

In the past, being completely alone at El Triple, there was always the knowledge that if something serious would happen, like a bite by a big rattlesnake, life would end there and then.
But now there are Juaquin and Leonardo.
Who are ready to come to the rescue if an emergency happens.

This was the case last year.
The modem of the Motosat Datastorm satellite system died and access to the Internet was not possible anymore.
Juaquin has a mobile phone and when he puts himself on the roof of the resort building he can get a weak but usually fair signal.
With Juaquin's phone good friend Alonso was called in La Paz who called the Queen of Dreams in Europe to explain why internet communication was failing.

And this time the Fuso Szulc was low on water.
Hence, Juaquin and his friend filled the water tank no problem.



Now, the question is, was it better in the past being in total solitude, or is it nicer now being with the Queen of Dreams and having Juaquin and Leonardo as neighbours?

The answer is that at the time, in solitude, it was very nice.
And now, in community, it is wonderful also.




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