Fire on the Mountain

Kathy arranged for the six of us women to go to the Laguna Colorado for my birthday dinner. Four of us piled into Kathy's car. John agreed to bring the other two and drop them off. We arrived at our favorite little restaurant under the large palapa by the water. The owner treats us like family and the food is good, the laguna full of all manner of water birds. What's not to like!

Kathy, being the youngest, popped out of her car and immediately announced, "Smoke".

By the time the rest of us groaned ourselves upright on the ground, the smoke had become visible flames. Within ten seconds the wind...