Readjusting moments...

So far, I'd say we're readjusting just fine, though I also know from experience that the first month in a new place is very pleasant. Each day has at least one new discovery, and somehow everything seems exciting. Then months two and three hit, and things go from exciting to annoying, so we'll see...

But so far, the best part - it is WONDERFUL to do laundry US-style again! Just throw it in a separate washer and dryer and it's done quickly and comes out without wrinkles, soft and fluffy and wearable! It's a miracle! (Yes, out of all the profound and wonderful things about our country, it comes down to the ease of doing laundry....)

We're enjoying watching the wildlife - every day, we've been going to that little lagoon to try to get a good picture of a turtle. We see lots of cute birds here, including one that has a bright red head and looks like a small woodpecker (but we haven't heard any woodpecking). There's plenty of tropical plants that we don't have a clue what they are. And we've been seeing mongoose, which we thought were weasels at first. Yes, the rare Hawaiian weasel. ??

We've discovered we use some expressions that people here don't understand (can't remember any examples right now.) And all the cars seem big and ugly. Why does anyone drive a Hummer?

We see a lot of limos in this resort, and one of those was a white stretch-limo Hummer, with a triple axle at the back. Couldn't even turn around the hotel entrance - had to keep backing up. And you should have heard the A/C going - sounded like a house-sized compressor!

We haven't seen anyone famous yet coming out of those limos, but we've been looking. Chris keeps insisting it's an Ernest Hemingway convention (lot of guys with white beards running around). And ohhh, yes, there are definitely a good number of people here who need to re-think their swimwear choices....

Chris took some pix of our rental which I will try to post. I get a kick out of what it has and what it doesn't. For example, we have a turkey baster as part of our kitchen equipment. But no pizza cutter. This is a resort community and these units are rented to people on vacation. Which are you more likely to do - roast a turkey or put a frozen pizza in the oven?

Speaking of turkey (or pizza), I think it's time for a little snack.... But not necessarily on this, whatever it is...