We got our boat!! Finally we can get off the island without calling the expensive taxi's who sometimes show up. We're still learning how to drive!! Guess what, there's no brakes in the water!! The biggest issue is determining how fast and which direction the current is flowing as you kick into reverse to slow down when docking. It hasn't been accomplished to perfection yet, a few bumps and bruises have occurred.
Also, Mitch's meds came through customs ok. We're so thankful to all who have been praying for them. These took about a month, and his Dr. was kind enough to include lots of samples to make up for the time lag.
We also had our first "big" shopping trip. A quick 30 minute plane trip to David. This is the closest city with a Costco type store. We quickly found out shopping here ain't like the states. Each store has it's own eclectic variety of goods, with no particular order or organization. We also found out you can't return things here, so you have to first spend a day price checking, then retrace steps to purchase. Fortunately with so many people moving here Toby has devised a service to help us Gringos. She picked us up at the airport, drove us around, negotiated prices, and then delivers all of our good via her 16 foot truck. It was supposed to be delivered a few days later, which turned into two weeks. Hey, in Panama the ferry might not run, the roads could be washed out, or they frequently have "protests" which block traffic. Now that we have her number we can just email her, and she'll do the shopping for us and send it along. For those of you who know how much I don't like shopping this is a great deal!! All for $7.00 an hour, which is way above the normal $2.00, but way less than a regular taxi, and we wouldn't have had a clue where to go. This also includes the delivery. Then I headed for the YWAM conference in Mexico, and Dale and the kids took the bus home. It's a money saver, but takes 4 hours.
Solar electric is almost working. We had to replace a motherboard on the inverter panel, and have also had to add a converter so that the generator could use 220 when recharging the batteries and it would go quicker. We're learning a whole new "solar lingo" here along with our Spanish!!
Making new friends. Reanna has attended her first "bash", and we've gotten to know the few people who attend our church better. It's wonderful to have a face recognize us when we head into town.
Also, Mitch's meds came through customs ok. We're so thankful to all who have been praying for them. These took about a month, and his Dr. was kind enough to include lots of samples to make up for the time lag.
We also had our first "big" shopping trip. A quick 30 minute plane trip to David. This is the closest city with a Costco type store. We quickly found out shopping here ain't like the states. Each store has it's own eclectic variety of goods, with no particular order or organization. We also found out you can't return things here, so you have to first spend a day price checking, then retrace steps to purchase. Fortunately with so many people moving here Toby has devised a service to help us Gringos. She picked us up at the airport, drove us around, negotiated prices, and then delivers all of our good via her 16 foot truck. It was supposed to be delivered a few days later, which turned into two weeks. Hey, in Panama the ferry might not run, the roads could be washed out, or they frequently have "protests" which block traffic. Now that we have her number we can just email her, and she'll do the shopping for us and send it along. For those of you who know how much I don't like shopping this is a great deal!! All for $7.00 an hour, which is way above the normal $2.00, but way less than a regular taxi, and we wouldn't have had a clue where to go. This also includes the delivery. Then I headed for the YWAM conference in Mexico, and Dale and the kids took the bus home. It's a money saver, but takes 4 hours.
Solar electric is almost working. We had to replace a motherboard on the inverter panel, and have also had to add a converter so that the generator could use 220 when recharging the batteries and it would go quicker. We're learning a whole new "solar lingo" here along with our Spanish!!
Making new friends. Reanna has attended her first "bash", and we've gotten to know the few people who attend our church better. It's wonderful to have a face recognize us when we head into town.
3 comments:
I like seeing all the pictures!!! you should put more pics up of the house & around your land.
definately... i agree with erin. i want to see pics inside the house with all of your stuff in there!
Nancy says, Amen to Erin and Shiloh's comments about the pics of the house!
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