The Akumalian
Akumal's
Newsletter for its Extended Global Community
Quintana Roo, Mexico
It was another fantabulous Groundhog Day celebration in Akumal, and a large crowd of groundhog jerky aficionados gathered at the Lol Ha Beach Bar to celebrate what really was a bad omen weather-wise. Winter is set to continue for six more weeks in Akumal, according to North America's most famous forecaster, Punxsutawney Phil. The famous groundhog saw his shadow at the 123rd annual Groundhog Day observance in Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.
Punxsutawney
Phil's forecast was announced in front of thousands of revelers gathered on Lol
Ha Knob Bar Stools in Akumal, the tiny seaside town, a borough of about 6,100
residents. A member of the Groundhog Inner Circle (Bud Blatner) took Phil
from his tree stump home and, as the crowd held its breath, he announced,
"As I look around me, a bright sky I see and a road-kill beside me, the
groundhog jerky is here and it's free."
A good time was had by all.
