Week One!

True or false??

Chris swims!
Eva Tans!

Well, to a certain extent, they’re both true!

It’s been an exciting first week here on the island, as we enjoy two weeks of “home leave” to help us adjust back to the US. We’re staying in a townhouse in a beach resort community, and may buy a place to live here as well. It’s only 20 min from work, and just a 5-min walk to the beach.

We’ve been out swimming almost every day so far, and some days we’ve been out there twice! There are four man-made lagoons in this resort that make hangin’ out at the beach a pleasure. There are two wedding chapels and we’ve been smiling away as the video camera gets aimed in our direction.

We’ve bought a new car, a little Honda Fit to replace the Smart Car. I still miss the Smart; this Fit doesn’t quite touch my heartstrings the same way yet…

And then, we’re just readjusting to US stuff in general, such as fast food and grocery stores. We’ve been trying some local island chains, such as Zippy’s and Taco Del Mar for lunch, and found that good ol’ Safeway is here nearby. Chris is especially exploring the best (?) that US cable TV has to offer, and we’ve been watching some TruTV series, as well as “Ice Road Truckers” and “MythBusters.” Most important, we’ve been able to catch the last few episodes of Dr. Who that we missed in the UK.

We’re a little insulated from prices right now, since Uncle Sam (yes, you, our taxpayer friends…) are footing the bill for the first six weeks. So we’re enjoying some of the local resort restaurants while we can afford them! In addition to just walking across the street to the beach, we’re walking across the street for a lot of food and drink. Supposedly this is the resort the NFL hangs out at during Pro Bowl time…

But perhaps the best bit so far happened late this afternoon when we went in search of sea turtles at a small nearby natural lagoon. Our real estate agent told us this was where they “hung out” and sure enough, they do! We’d see heads and backs poke up out of the water, but the cutest moment was when one sea turtle flapped his flippers in the wave, like he was playing in the water. I think that’s a spot we’ll be headed back to! Here's an attempt at a picture - trust me, that's a turtle...