Thursday, November 22, 2007

Home from vacation

What A Week...... Spending 5 days on an island where there are only 60 permananet residents is very different from any other vacation I've ever had. It was fantastic and for as little to do as there was, were quite busy. There was no air conditioning, the main fridge produced little ice for the first 3 days, we used golf carts to move around dodging free roaming donkeys and cattle. The airport was a tiny bit smaller than the old Midway Saddle Club, we ate outside for every meal. Debbie's place over at the dive shop was my favorite and we hung out there a lot, eating, dancing, watching the dive boats come in and out. Every person we met was special and nice and welcomed us to their tiny island. The group of friends that we were with, 16 of us total, are some of the best people you would ever want to meet. Mike said in the car on the way home from the airport as we were cutting up and laughing, at Dick mostly, that "this was the thing you heard first when waking up and last when going to bed" and he was talking about laughter. We laughed until most of us were hoarse. We were there to celebrate Gary's birthday. I met Gary through Suzy and have become very good friends and I am happy to know him. The trip back was eventuful at first with the plane that brought us being broken and having to take a smaller plane in 3 different groups, but we made it safely home. I could go on and on about this trip, and maybe I will later. Another very memorable experience.

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