The weather has been much cooler than I anticipated. At the time I was packing to join Rover, I was inclined to pack light rather than bring a lot of stuff I'd end up not using. I eyed the sweatshirt, jacket and foul weather gear I had laid out and thought to myself that half that pile would turn out to be unecessary. If Mexico was as warm as it I imagined it would be, it might all turn out to be unecessary. The trouble was I couldn't decide which to leave behind. In the end I brought it all, and a wool hat as well, and have been very glad to have them.
Last night during the cold, clear, moonlit night at three in the morning I had on a shirt, sweatshirt, jacket and foul weather gear with wool hat and hood pulled up tight, and still I felt myself slowly freezing, wondering: why can't I see my breath in these temperatures? It probably wasn't as cold as it felt, but hours of inactivity in a cool breeze will make anyone thankful for all the layers they can muster.
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