This time of year the winds (offshore) are very strong - sometimes too strong.  This morning around 10 am we saw a bunch of smoke billowing down on the bayfront.  Several locals were claiming that SJDS was BURNING!  By the time we got down there, it was too late - one of the Rancho's on the beach has been completely burned to the ground, leaving only the foundation and a pile of smoldering ashes.  Evidently, there was a short in a nearby electrical wire and the wind blew the sparks into the palm, thatched roof.  You can imagine the combustible combination that made.  These beachside ranchos are only used for big parties during Semana Santa and el Ano Nuevo so fortunately, it was unoccupied during the burn and nobody was injured.  ...Big news for us though!