Today is our last day here. We've really become attached to this place. Not only is it beautiful, warm, sunny, but we have grown attached to the people.... We feel like we belong.
Yesterday as we were doing laundry, two others (locals) came in to do laundry and we knew them, a third person came in and turns out we also met her a few days prior. SMALL Island! Who knew laundry could be so social.
On our way back to the house, we went past Wiki's cousin's store. We had stopped there a few days earlier to buy one of Wiki's CD's. They were out but his cousin said he'd get us some by friday. As we are driving in town, a bartender we met earlier in the trip and keep running into, starts chatting with us. Imagine the small roads in town, two way traffic, wide enough for one car to pass at a time. Very slow moving, in fact slow enough to talk to the pedestrians walking by. We pass Wiki's cousin's place, he's outside, he stops us and tells us he'll have the CD for us in the am. This is after 2 weeks! Kinda like Rush in the Caribbean....
In an earlier post I wrote about "Da Bar", Mike and Jenna. They have become good friends. We are going to miss them. There have been a few late nights, early mornings with them. Last night while waiting for dinner, Mike walks by. He had just come in from the main Island, looking very tired. (I think Tracy and Kosti and 3 am the morning he was leaving for the main Island had something to do with that look) He said he was tired, but would go home and rest up for our last night here, (tonight). Mike is also a Realtor, which will come in handy. Next year we would like to be a little closer to town, minus the long steep driveway.... then I can get a golf cart to drive!!!! Yea!!! So tonight, we'll have to spend some quality time with him.
After more than 40 minutes waiting for dinner, they announce that they are out of gas and can't do anymore cooking. They close the kitchen and start drinking. My poor guys. They are hungry, I already had my salad and calamari, a bottle of water and half of Jay's LI Ice Tea... I'm good! At this point its about 9:45. Most places are closed, closing, or out of food. They send us to El Batey. A local's joint that is not in town, and stays open until 1. They said they had food, and it was good. So off we went. The guys were able to eat and I had some pretty darn good Mango and Rum drinks.....
Then off to Da Bar to spend some time with Jenna. She's leaving this morning to go to Rincon for the weekend, so we won't see her until next year.
Tomorrow we are hopefully heading to Arecibo to see Mom and Dad.... How I love saying that. No one could ask for better in-laws. If I could hand pick my in-laws, I would have picked them! Hopefully (or not), there will be a ferry and it will run. They have been using a cargo ferry, loaned from Vieques, as their ferrys are not running. We'll see....
If I didn't miss my Sadie Girl so much and my Little Muchkins.... I would be thrilled if the ferry broke down and there was no way off the Island.... imagine that...
We'll have no internet access in Arecibo, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back on... If the wind blows correctly tonight, maybe I'll post some pics from our last day!
Janet
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