It’s been a busy couple of weeks getting ready for our
upcoming travel to Antarctica. We had a group lunch at Bay View which is a
lovely setting on the beach. Always nice catching up with friends and the food
was good. What a great group of friends!
Iguana in a tree at the restaurant
We had 2 different couples join us (on separate days) for
our morning walk in the woods. Of course, as it often happens when people come
along, you don’t always see much. One couple did get to see quite a few
Red-legged Honeycreepers.
Red-legged Honeycreeper - male
Red-legged Honeycreeper - female
Rufous-breasted Wren
Hog-nosed Pit Viper
Hog-nosed Pit Viper (it was a small one)
smallest Praying Mantis I've ever seen, about 2" or less
It has been in the same place for a week and has grown quite a bit
American Kestrel
Scarlet Tanager - female
Great Blue Heron
We had a whole line of tiles buckle up from the bedroom out
to the living room. It sounded like gun shots when they popped. Greg just got
done saying that the bedroom door was dragging on the ground. We both were
standing there staring at it when it went in both directions. It’s been a
common problem here at the Bay. I had just taken out all of the potential
clothes to take with us and was washing and air drying everything as well as
spreading out all the misc. stuff that will be packed, when Sharon called to
say she needed to come down and take pictures of the tiles. Greg had spent most
of the day taking up as many of the loose tiles as possible. Any that wouldn’t
come up that are popped we can’t walk on them, so it’s a pain to tip toe around
the main walking path between the 2 rooms and the entry hall. Sharon gave us
some rugs to put over the bare floor so that helps.
We are often asked how many countries we have been to. I do
keep track on a spreadsheet, but I usually can’t get in the ball park of the
actual number when just randomly asked. We also are often asked what our
favorite place is. The last question is impossible since we find something
special about everywhere we go. (of course a few favorites float to the top,
though I don’t see the point in picking a favorite anything…) After this trip
we will have been to all 7 continents and 69 countries. Greg has been to a few
more with his job and from his time in the Navy. (Pakistan, Cuba and a few others)
It looks like we are getting pretty well packed and
ready! 1 checked bag each and our carry-ons.
Internet will be sketchy while we are gone, so I don’t
have high hopes of keeping up the blog while we are away. If anything it will be text only and will add
photos when we get back. Most people said the internet was intermittent and
very slow if you get it.
Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!
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