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Monday April 17th
Today was a lazy day, just sitting around and hanging out in and around the house. Jason, Wes & Kirk went out with Sireli and Maureen on their boat and did some snorkeling around Honeymoon Island. This island is leased by a resort here, and basically there is a small grass hut, and a toilet there. Apparently honeymooners go to this island for 3 to 4 hours to get away from things Anyhow Jason and the kids were snorkeling around the island and there were a couple on it; I’m not sure if they were disturbed. The snorkeling was quite good, with lots of colourful coral, and fish, they even saw a big moral eel. On the way out there was a pod of dolphins that they went through. The dolphins like jumping just off the bow of the boat, and they got to play with them for about 10 minutes.
For lunch we got some takeout from coconut grove, just down the street.
We were invited by an Indian guy who lives across the road for a “lovo”, so Jason being polite agreed, despite me not feeling well. 6 o’clock comes and buddy
is there waiting for us. We go over to his house, which is really 1 room, with a small extension off it. We sit on a grass mat, and then the food comes, with chicken and lamb cooked in the underground oven. We get rice, some curry vegetables, and a few other things. I’m doing my best not to hurl the food, as I’m still not 100%. Anyhow, halfway through the meal Maureen tells us that this is how he pays the rent (of $150 a month.) I says pardon? We’re actually are going to have to pay for the meal…it’s like we’re going to a restaurant. This really changed everything, as we only agreed to go because we thought we’d be insulting him if we refused. We would have politely declined this day, and would have gone another day, when I could have actually eaten something and felt better. Ah well, live and learn. One thing really beneficial is I’m sure our kids sure do appreciate the things most of us take for granted not living in a second or third world country. They really got to see how the other half lives, no chairs, no table, no electricity,
and people eating with their hands. It really opens your eyes and shows you how good you have it. I could go on and on about the things we’ve seen, but they’ll wait till I talk to you. On the upside we’ve introduced the locals to “three’s company”, as Paulina has met a local girl, “Vika” and they’ve been watching a few episodes, with Vika howling at it. So later in the day, our housekeepers borrowed the DVD’s. One big problem we may run into here is that it seems that half the people here have conjunctivitis (pink eye) and it’s highly contagious. The problem is that I brought every kind of medication except that one and it’s not available here. So we’s just gotta cross our fingers, and hope and pray. (My eyes!!!)
That’s it for tonight!
More tomorrow!
Lee
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