Finished off Erika's bowls training. She will get her certification in next day or two.sat at the pool for awhile then went for a drive into the desert. Finally got "Water Borne " revised but now I have to wait for a copy to arrive before it can be put out on the market.

 “Well Raphael, I just got back to Mexico City, I understand there is a complication in Cancun.” Said Marsh without any preamble.

 There was a pause, then, “Oh yes Marsh, it seems the clearance is not satisfactory to the authorities here in Cancun and an additional fee must be paid before the planes can fly.”

 “Mhm and just which authorities are we talking about, Raphael?” Marsh shot back.

 “ Why uh why the Cancun authorities of course.” Was Raphael’s stammered reply.

 “Raphael, I’m going to ask you once more, don’t try and evade me or in any way feed me the bullshit you seem full of, what authorities have demanded this – ransom?” Marsh shot back, his voice quiet and intense.

 There was a pause on the other end, then, ”Senor, you cannot talk to me this way, I, I have been trying hard to resolve, you insult…”

 “Cut the crap.” Marsh cut in. “I have been in touch with Customs and Immigration, they have no idea what this is about, you know damn well that Raul Fernandez is behind this and I don’t think he’s acting alone. You can pass on to Fernandez and to who ever else is involved that I will be meeting with the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Lands and Agriculture and the Deputy Prime Minister in two hours, I will be lodging a formal complaint and I will name all the parties I suspect as being involved.  Two hours, Raphael.”  

 During this exchange, Elena noting that Maria was trying to listen to Marsh’s conversation tapped Pablo on the shoulder and gestured for him to pull over, she grasped Maria by the arm and in a low voice said, “Come help me get some cold drinks for all of us.”

  Maria opened her mouth to protest, then quickly acquiesced and followed Elena to a nearby shop.

 Marsh leaned back in the seat, stared unseeingly out the window for a moment then turned to Pablo and said with a small smile, “So Pablo an easy week, eh?”

 “Si Senor Marsh, I do a few errands for the Senorita is all.” Then he looked Marsh full in the face and said, “Senor, por favor, Senor Raphael Montez is known in the city, his driver is my cousin’s wife’s uncle, you should be careful, the Senor Montez has has …..” And his voice trailed off.