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October,
2004 – Issue #41
BOB
AND CAMILLE AT HOME ON MAUI
A BIG SURPRISE
Camille’s Aunt
Jeanette made these lovely horses for Camille. Camille’s brother, John
and his wife, Darla drove down to Maryland and took this photo of Aunt
Jeanette and the horses she had made. Then they went home and created
this amazing composite. What I like most is the way they made the
horses life-sized and had Aunt Jeanette step onto something so that it would
like like she had her foot on the base of the sculpture. Aunt Jeanette tells Camille that she can come
and get her horses any time she wants.
HELLO!
During a
Sunday morning walk October 3rd, I came across these animals and many other
interesting things. Take a look by clicking on Sunday
Walk.
THAI TOFU
SALAD
Later that
day, we collaborated on this colorful meal of salad and fried tofu with a
peanut and coconut milk dressing.
GIGGLE HILL
Camille and
Aline walked to the top of Giggle Hill in Haiku on October 21 for this view.
They climbed
across fallen trees,
through eucalyptus groves and up steep hills. Actually the
Giggle Hill is not a very strenuous hike. In fact, the only muscles
that ache the next day are the muscles in our jaws from all the talking we
do while we are walking.
MEANWHILE,
Our work days
take us underneath tankers
and into recycling
yards.
TIDDLY WINKS
Tara joined us
for dinner on the 23rd and she turned out to be quite skilled at Tiddly Winks.
OUT OF HERE
This
inexpensive oil painting has hung on the wall above or beside our front door
for as long as we can remember.
It reminds us that we are by nature travelers. Like the zebra, we are
always ready to pick up and blast out of there.
On October 20th, Bob
stepped out of the shower and said it was time for us to move on. When
you don’t feel at home it is time to do something different.
Bob went to
the latest issue of the Caretaker
Gazette and picked out a few eye-catching ads. We have been
subscribing to the Caretaker for about 6 years. At the top of the list
was one from Casa Iguana. We spent the next couple of days writing
letters.
CASA IGUANA
Our next home
will be in the tropical paradise at Casa
Iguana on Little Corn Island. We accepted an offer of employment on October 29th and
plan on starting December 15th.
Little
Corn Island is a bit remote. The only way to get there is by small
boat. There are no roads, cars or airstrips which means no sirens,
housing developments or big box stores.
Although
Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, the kids on Little Corn Island seem to be okay with
that. Naturally, we are very
excited. Now, if you’ll excuse us – we’ve got some packing to do!
This
Month’s Quotes:
“Tourists
don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” –
Paul Theroux
“If you’re going
through hell, keep going.” – Winston Churchill