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That's me stopping. I give. I was told we'd adapt to the pace here and I have, because I have no other choice. It's a great place to network, because, it seems, everyone else is here doing the same thing. Other than the surfers, they stick to the waves in the early am, and party late into the night.

I went to meet with Joellen at the Guilded Iguana yesterday. She's the Canadian manager of which I spoke in the previous post. She was open and receptive, but had little to offer other than things I'd been told already. The Harmony Hotel came up again, so I decided to stop in on my way home. There's a little store just inside the gates that I'd peeked into. It's decidedly too expensive. Turns out they have baskets full of on-sale items and the proceeds will go to Santa Marta School.

The young lady working there, the daughter of the shop owner, AND the daughter of the fellow taking the pictures at La Escualita (!!!) told me that the Harmony Hotel is owned by a Johnson, son of Johnson and Johnson. And, that it's a not-for-profit company. The profits from Harmony go back into the community. And, that the woman owner's business in New York is one that helps big companies become sustainable. This is a very good connection. The owners will be back in town in February. I wait.