Log / Pic 92 New Jeep Patriot

So I got a new Jeep-The Patriot!

Proud me in the role of Vanna

Lake Champlain, VT in background

right rear

right side

front view

back in my driveway-great winter so far!

Log/Pic 91 Little Corn Island, Nicaragua

So after St. John I flew to Managua, Nicaragua and then took this small plane to Big Corn Island and then took small boat to little Corn Island. This man, Mr. Bing, picked us up on his boat to take us to his cottage.

This is his little oasis on the northern tip of the island next to...nothing!

Ahhh the Peace & Love Farm

This was our cottage-completely surrounded by trees.

Each morning Mr. Bing would bring us fruit, eggs, bread, or coconuts.

I was crazy for the coconuts!

Our resident banana spider

Our place was wicked hot and buggy, but this was the only alternative.

Each morning we would walk through the woods and into the small village.

This was the village.

Each evening we would walk the 30 minutes back to the cottage. Until one couple got assaulted and the guy got whacked in the head with the butt end of the attackers machete.

Then we started having Mr. Bing take us to the village in boat.

Horseback riding around the island...

...with Mr. Bing

Natural refreshments when I returned

One day Lisa and I circumnavigated the entire island.

Pulled over for cool drink at half-way point.

Unexpectedly picked up a hitchhiker on the local side of the island

Ended back where we started-at the dive shop. These are the dive boats we took each day-all day.

After 10 days on Little Corn, we were ready to move on. Peace & Love boat to small transport boat to the little plane back from Big corn (shown below) to Managua.

Log/Pic 90 St. John

So next destination of my summer was St. John. This cottage is where we stayed. Wicked loud at night from all the bugs in the trees surrounding us.

This beat-up Jeep was our transport.

We toured the island and saw great views.

And of course, donkeys

Parking spaces were simply cut-outs in the woods on the side of the roads.

Great snorkeling

I want to teach here

Of course we dove

In fact, I did my 700th dive here

But sailing is the real reason I came to St. John.

Log / Pic 89 Spanish Wells, Bahamas

So our next stop this summer was the Bahamas-Spanish Wells and Eluthra.

Our cottage

My roommates

Our Transportation

My future job

Cliff diving-not the coconut

Cindy with a huge Parrot fish

Cindy with a huge hog fish

Cindy with twin lobsters (craw fish to locals)

Crazy Roy spearing

Roy and Cindy with un-welcome lion fish

Taking a break from snorkeling with a mango

Kirkland with a sea turtle-he released it...this day

Our return back from sea

A visit to Russel Island to see Apay and the Haitians play Dominos. Clothes pins are placed on the arms of the losers.

Nighttime entertainment was games, singing, and endless, facinating stories by the Pinder men.

A trip to Eluthra Island to pick mangoes and visit Preacher Cave and "Bat Cave"

A precious mango

Preacher Cave

Bat Cave

We ended our trip with some wave running thanks to the gracious Kathy