On Sunday we went to the beach at one of the Army bases and enjoyed frying ourselves in the very powerful sun. The water is beautifully clear and the beach is composed of crushed coral, not sand. They had umbrellas and chairs to rent and as I sat there in the shade of the umbrella contemplating the turquoise water I was reminded of a Corona commercial… too bad the dream was interrupted by a child asking for a snack!
We are anxiously awaiting our express shipment so we can have our snorkeling gear. Rumor has it there is a plethora of sea life swimming around us in the water, although all we could see was a lonely puffer fish. We rented a sea kayak and paddled out to peer down into the clear water – it was amazing! I was expecting to see a fin cruising by any minute, but luckily that never happened.
Stevie went into the hospital today thinking work was starting work, but called at noon to say he was done. I guess he starts with a clinic tomorrow now.
This evening we walked down the sea wall which is a barrier for the sea surge from typhoons. It is officially typhoon season right now through November. Apparently it is not unusual for a typhoon – even category 5 – to hit here. But everything is built out of concrete for a reason…it's not pretty, but it stays intact. The sea wall is made up of these giant concrete "jacks" – very strange. The snorkeling is supposed to be amazing just past the wall. Again, waiting on that snorkeling gear…
Had to give Gynny back today; she was very sweet, but needs a quiet couple, not a rowdy kid invested home with another energetic kitten. Obi continues to terrorize the kids, or is that the other way around?
Cannon's birthday tomorrow, should be plenty of stories!
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