Yep – on October 5th, we will have been here for six months. In some ways it seems like we just got here and yet, it feels like home, so that’s good! We’ve definitely had some wild and wacky experiences – and learned a lot along the way. We have no delusions that the craziness is behind us or that our lessons have stopped. But what kind of adventure would it be without all of that – right!?
Let's see...what's happened since our last blog? Steve and Richard have been surfing a few more times, but that will now be on hold for a while. Richard had an accident on his moto last week. Fortunately he was wearing a helmet, so had no head injuries, but he has road rash all down one side – from his shoulder to his toes. Speaking of toes – let me give you a tip here – DON'T WEAR FLIP FLOPS WHEN RIDING A MOTORCYCLE!!! Richard is now one toenail short. As if it wasn’t bad enough that it was torn when he crashed, they had to remove what was left of it at the hospital – OUCH!! He’s in a temporary cast – not sure if his ankle is sprained or broken – and on crutches. Needless to say, it will be a while before he’ll be hanging 10 (with or without that toenail)!!
We’ve also been getting the casa ready for our first visitors from the States. Dave and Sharon are coming to see us – WHOO HOO!! They will be here Saturday and stay for a week. That’s been a good incentive for us to finish up some of those “little” projects that hang out there – like doing the touch-up paint around where the iron work was installed, washing windows, power-washing the area around the pool and painting the pool perimeter. Our weekends have been busy!
When Sharon told us they had booked their flights – but it was 9 weeks away – it seemed like forever. It’s amazing how quickly time has gone by. We’re just hoping that time won’t go as quickly while they are here. We’ve made up a list of some of the things we’ve talked about doing here – maybe we’ll check some of those out with them!! Steve’s folks are also coming to visit in early December, so we have that to look forward to as well. It will be fun to show them all around our new island home!
Bamboo update. Remember Bamboo – our neighborhood watchdog? Well his mom and dad went back to France for 5 weeks. Bamboo is staying with our next door neighbor, Christiane. Up until yesterday, he continued to enjoy his freedom to run about the neighborhood. Unfortunately, there are some renters in the house next to Al & Glenda, and they have three dogs – two Dobermans and another one that I’m not sure what it is, but it is a little smaller than Sierra. Well, those dogs have been roaming around the neighborhood as well. Bamboo, who sometimes doesn’t realize he’s just a little guy, barks and carries on when they are around – and so far, they have either ignored or run from him. I think that Christiane is worried about that and so she’s taken steps to block all escape routes from her yard. It’s been weird not having him come in first thing in the morning – all wiggly and happy to see us. But it is safer for him – and the dogs just need to be content with seeing each other through the fence for now. He did escape once today – and guess where he came!? Yep – beelined it to our house. Dusty and Sierra were ecstatic – and the three of them romped around, whining and carrying on, acting like they hadn't seen him for months! Goofy mutts!
Other than that, it’s been the usual stuff around here – a little work, a little play, and enjoying life. Before I close, I wanted to share the pictures of the bananas growing on a tree in Tony and Linda’s yard. It’s quite fascinating – check out the flower at the bottom – and how the bananas grow upwards (picture at top of blog). Apparently once the flower falls off, they will start ripening. The bad news is that they will all ripen at the same time.
The good news is that generally means we’ll get some yummy super-fresh bananas! There’s also some baby banana trees growing next to this big one. Tony’s going to dig one up for us to plant in our yard. Cool!!It’s interesting…we can tell the seasons are changing here because the sun has shifted (slightly) lower and the days are (slightly) cooler – ok, but not that much cooler (mid to high 80s as compared to high 80s/low 90s). We are happy that we do not have to break out any heavy clothes this year!! Hope you are all doing well – enjoy your fall weather.
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