Only in Mexico

This is normally a dry river bed.  Yesterday it turned into a raging torrent!  No big deal, until you realize that the bridge that spans this normally dry river bed was torn down recently and is in the process of being rebuilt.  Refer to next picture.

This river separates us from the nearest town and the city.  So when Alexis and I were in the city and all of a sudden received word that it had rained in the hills beyond the city and that the water was already filling the dry river bed and the temporary road beneath the partly constructed bridge was already underwater, it was too late to get across.  Sheri and the rest of the kids would have to spend the night without us.  Alexis and I had other options in the city so we were fine but it is always hard to be separated from your family unexpectedly even if it is just for the night.

The next day when we went to the bridge to see if we could cross, the official told me they were allowing people to cross on foot, over the partly constructed bridge.  I was a little surprised a that but thought what the heck, lets give it a try!  So Alexis and I parked and locked the car and hiked up onto the bridge.  Here is a pic of what we encountered!

and down the other side

 Mothers walking their daughters through a maze of rebar to the edge of the bridge and then down the hand built wooden ladder that was rigged up!  I actually helped a 60 something year old grandmother down that ladder!
It was a fun experience, one I am guessing would not have been possible in Canada!  It has just rained again at the time of this writing and I am supposed to preach the sermon tomorrow morning in the city, so I might be crossing raging rivers once again!