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Internet finally!

Y-Knot FishingWell it took longer than some pregnancies, but we finally have internet in our apartment. And it’s quicker than the internet we had from Shaw in our apartment in Vancouver! We’re thrilled to death about finally getting it. If I actually explained to you the process of getting it, you’d be reading til next Tuesday.

Our renovations are complete as well. The final piece in the puzzle was getting a second air conditioning unit installed, and that is done and done. The apartment looks much more spacious and we’re delighted with the extension. We have all our furniture as well. Most of our stuff arrived unscathed, but one mirror broke, and one pane of glass in our display cabinet broke. Not that big of a deal.

Fishing in CuracaoWe did some deep sea fishing here in Curacao, just off the Spanish Waters. It was a heck of a good time, with the Y-Knot Fishing Charters. We hooked and released a couple barracudas almost as soon as we got the lines in the water. The doradus we caught were darn tasty! I tell you, nothing like fresh fish. The water was so calm, it was a real delight to be on the ocean. Steve, the boat’s skipper, told us that where we caught the doradu the swells were usually in the 10-12 foot range! But they were less than a foot on our day on the boat – and I was glad for it.

Pam asked me to talk a bit about comments on the blog since a couple of people have emailed us, wondering about the process. There is a “Leave a comment” link just under the headline of a post. If you click that, you can leave a comment. The first time you do, it requests your email address. The email address is NEVER displayed publicly, and we don’t sell or give it away. Pam or I have to approve your first comment. Then any time you leave an additional comment using the same email address, the blog will immediately display it. We do the “first approval” in order to prevent spam type comments appearing.

Life in the slow lane

We’re slowing down to the Caribbean speed limit. We are still trying to get internet into our apartment, with no luck. We were told 4 weeks ago it would take 2-3 weeks and we’ve heard nothing. We don’t get any responses from their email help system. sigh It’s very very annoying to have to go over to the golf club to get some wifi. Not sure how much longer I can remain sane without my daily internet dose!

Turtle pictureWe’ve been snorkeling all over the island. The one fish we’ve really missed is the Queen Triggerfish. It’s a beautiful looking fish, and I really miss seeing it. Going to have to go to Aruba for a weekend to see if they are still over there. Pretty sure it’s not much of a food fish, so maybe the lionfish has decimated the population. Pam reminded me if the program we used to use called Land and Sea picture fix, and it does amazingly quick fixes for our undersea pictures. Here is an example with a turtle out in Westpunt at Playa Grandi.

Middle of renovationsOur renovations are moving along quite nicely. The outside patio has been re-tiled, and they will be moving the doors on Monday, so that will be great. There will be a little re-tiling inside, and some painting to do as well. The picture here is a couple of days old – I didn’t bring the right camera to get the most current images, but I’ll post one in a couple days. The electrician has moved lights, and switches and installed a ceiling fan, so that work is almost all done as well. We might have the workmen gone by next weekend. That might be too optimistic, but hey, optimism is easy in the sunshine.

Our “stuff” including the car, has been delayed several times, and the new date for delivery is September 10. We’re hoping the renovations will be done by then!