2-10-14 and 2-11-14
Yesterday was the first day Kyle and I did not write. He was gone by 5:00 on a fishing trip and I was so excited to settle into our new home that I didn't make time to write. So a little catching up to do!
We were up early as usually on Monday, cleaning our old place and taking the last of our things to the new. Our week in the little cabina was perfect, but all of us were beyond excited to move. Ryan quickly organized all of her art supplies and started making plans for her first piece of art work. Tristan didn't care much about organizing his stuff - he was just glad it was out of the suitcase. Both kids were in the pool as soon as I gave the ok.
Ryan and Tristan getting in the pool
Brotherly - Sisterly Love!
Blow dryer and make up - Ryan and I haven't touched either one. My hair is going to be curly here no matter what, so I decided to just let it go and I'm getting used to it. Make up doesn't make sense when you are sweaty and in and out of the pool and ocean. I'm sure we will have a special occassion one day though!
Sunscreen isn't the sort of thing you really use much either - believe it or not. If you follow the locals way of doing things, you do not go outside in the middle of the day. You get up early and spend the mornings outdoors - from 6:00 until 9:00 or 10:00 and then you come inside or go into the shade until about 3:00 and then spend your evenings outdoors. Aside from our day on the catamaran we haven't used much sunscreen. BUT - if you are a tourist, spending midday hours outdoors - you definitely need suncreen and a hat.
Sunglasses - strange I know, but they are more trouble than they are worth. Again, catamaran day, or driving in the car, is the only time we have needed.
Inhalers, Allergy Meds, Eczema Cream, Exedrine Migraine - Kyle hasn't needed his inhaler since we arrived - no asthma. Not one of us has needed the allergy medicine that we usually take at home for hayfever and sinus issues. I haven't had a heachache yet! Tristan's eczema was gone by day 3. I'm guessing it is the salt water that cleared it up.
Bug Spray - There really aren't that many bugs. A few misquitos at night and a bee or something here and there, or ants, but really not that many bugs that are bothersome. Ryan is still sensitive to bug bites, like she has always been, so we do have special cream for her, but bug bites have been few.
So here is an introduction to tour our new digs...
Path betwee house and pool.
Patio
Kitchen
Main Entrance
Bathroom
Okay - that was a good intro. I will include more photos of the living space next time.
One of our ways to trim our budget is to have just one phone activated. So far we have spent a total of $5 on phone usage. We put a $5 sim card in Kyle's phone and it came with minutes, we aren't sure how many, and use it for local calls only. We have found some great ways to communicate with friends and family from home for free. Skype and Facebook are obviously free and easy. Tristan also found Magic Jack, which is an ap that allows us to call U.S. or Canada for free from an iphone or ipad, with web access. We don't actually get a phone number - so people can't call us - but I used it yesterday to talk to Highmark in the states for an hour and a half at no cost. We also called grammy and my mom at no cost. Ryan figured out a way to get a free text messaging ap on her iphone - it gives her a US phone number for texting only, as long as she has internet access.
Ryan "doing school work"
We are starting to settle in I guess, because we don't have as many exciting stories to tell. Mornings still tend to be our best times. Yesterday we were all on the patio, just as the sun was coming up, and a bat nearly hit me in the head. I screamed and jumped and ran inside. Of course, Kyle and Tristan proceeded to explain how bat radar works and that I have nothing to be afraid of. I didn't care about the science of it, quite honestly, a bat near my head wasn't welcome. So from inside I watched bats fly under the patio roof and over the heads of my family while they laughed. The were big bats!
Yesterday Kyle and a neighbor went fishing and caught 5 tuna! They split up the steaks and we had some for dinner last night - seared and served with wasabi and soy - yummy! The rest are in the freezer. He is already out fishing this morning for tonight's dinner :-)
I made Ryan ride her bike with me yesterday while I ran. She was mad at me for making her do it, so she didn't talk much, until we saw a snake! It was dead, thankfully. Not sure what kind, but it was small and brownish - nothing exotic, but still a snake. yuk
Kyle saw a monkey drinking from our swimming pool this morning but the rest of us missed it. No photo. Bummer. But I do have photos of a frog on the window screen and a crab that was in Ryan's pocket. She had been filling her pockets with shells to make jewelry and soon discovered that something in her pocket was moving!
Pura Vida!
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