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Published: January 20th 2011
It was wonderful to wake up around 5:30 this morning to the sounds of so many different birds. In the background I heard an occasional truck braking and a neighbor dog barking but the birds were chattering up a storm....or was it just babble?
FYI...I posted some new photos last night in case you're interested.
Overnight I had all my windows were open and the ceiling fan on high and both made for comfortable sleeping. There are enough trees here to provide adequate shade that my apartment was comfortable all day and night. The daily afternoon breezes are very nice as well.
Right outside my window by the pool they had a yoga class between 8-9am. I tried to follow along from inside my apartment (I guess that makes me a cheapskate) but that didn't work out very well. After a breakfast of mango and corn tortillas I headed out to take photos of the grounds here and around town. I'll be uploading them soon.
I forgot to mention in yesterday's blog that when I was in the main house here where Darren & Dianne live while they're managing the place (Diane is Ana's daughter) Darren pointed
out a lizard climbing up the wall in their house. From a distance it looked similar to the ones we see in central Oregon but maybe 30% larger. He explained that they are barking lizards and sure enough during the night I think I heard them! I had never heard of barking lizards before!
So after my photo expedition I came home and started laundry (interesting washing machine you'll see in photos). There was a hole in the drain pipe so I had to let them know and Gilberto came to help fix it. I haven't quite figured out if he's related to Ana or is just their handy man. As is typical there's no clothes dryer, you just hang everything on a clotheline.
When I moved in I knew that there's a small leak in my bathroom which they had checked out. They're pretty sure it's due to a problem with the upstairs toilet which is ordered and arriving Saturday. It's not causing any problems for me at all...yet.
I had lunch which was an egg sandwhich with corn tortillas and broccoli. I'm needing to buy a few more groceries including my favorite treat...dark chocolate. I'll
be leaving soon to do that now that the breezes have kicked in.
My first shower here was so nice....even had hot water!!! Ahhhhh....
So on that pleasant note I'll sign off for now.
Ciao,
Barb
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Tom wants to know if the 'interesting' washer is the swimming pool?! I bet you are enjoying the fresh fruits! Are they as scrumptious as I imagine they are..?