We're Back!
We are still doing pretty much the same things we have been doing the past few weeks, so I will just give you a recap of some of the highlights. And actually there are a few exciting things that have happened over these 10 days. If you can't remember our typical daily activities they go something like this: cleaning at the hostel, eating, reading, watching movies, looking for work, walking around town, etc.
Anyway back to the highlights.
Day 75
We made french toast and sausages after cleaning...yummy. French toast is my favorite and I haven't made it since we left the states. After our awesome brunch we just relaxed, watched a few movies and read as it was rainy and nasty outside.
Day 76
It was a beautiful day so after our cleaning we enjoyed the view while chatting with our friends. Below is the view from the back porch of the hostel...
and a view of the pool area at Dusky lodge...
(Note we have not used the pool (closed for work) or the hot tub (nasty people and things happen in the tub), but we have been in the sauna (nice and hot) which is located just to the left in the picture)
We had a nice walk down to the beach then headed back to the hostel to hang out with friends and celebrate the birthday of Mickey our Irish friend. We had a good time having a few drinks and celebrating (John may have had a little too good of a time).
Day 77
Not much happened today, just some cleaning, relaxing, reading, napping and eating.
Day 78
DAY OFF!!! Awesome. No cleaning. We took advantage of our day off by doing some internet stuff, having lunch at the local Thai restaurant and going to the grocery store. What an exciting day off...okay maybe not too exciting, but nice.
Day 79 - May 10th - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to our Moms and all other mothers!!
Another rainy day, so we had another movie day after cleaning toilets, sinks, carpets, sheets, etc.
Day 80
We took advantage of being about 18 hours ahead of our mothers, and made a few calls to wish our moms a happy mother's day. After making our calls we headed up to the garbage dump to try to find some pants and shoes...No not actually in the dump. There is a second hand store just next to the dump. They had some real interesting stuff, but nothing I had to have. We walked around town and ran a few errands before heading back to the hostel.
Day 81
Pretty much stuck to the routine of cleaning, eating, looking for work, drinking tea (new activity? not really, but we have been doing it more lately, especially since we have been hanging out with a lot of Brits.) We also changed our room around a little (don't tell the hostel managers).
Day 82
BIG DAY!! Today is Andrea's first day of work at Hislops Cafe. They have been closed for a couple of weeks, so she went in to help clean and get things ready for when they reopen tomorrow. Andrea is going to be waiting tables at this nice little organic restaurant/cafe. She is excited to start working. To celebrate her first day at work I cooked a nice dinner of steak, potatoes and salad. Good stuff.
Day83
We did a little cleaning and had some lunch before Andrea headed to Hislops to start her first day of waiting table. I did some of those other activites (looked for a job, read, relaxed) while Andrea was at work.
Day 84
Andrea headed to the cafe to do some waiting and I headed to clean the hostel. After making sure the kitchens were spick and span I had a little lunch while waiting for Andrea to come back. Once Andrea got back we headed up to a seal colony just north of town with our friend Cally. It is really cool.
There is a small river that runs into the ocean and the young seals swim up the river to a waterfall and small pool.
The baby seals relax on the banks of the pool and spend hours playing in the pool. They are very curious and come up to us on the edge of the pool to see who we are.
The seals were very cute and we had a great time watching them play in the pool. What an incredibly cool spot!
We are still doing pretty much the same things we have been doing the past few weeks, so I will just give you a recap of some of the highlights. And actually there are a few exciting things that have happened over these 10 days. If you can't remember our typical daily activities they go something like this: cleaning at the hostel, eating, reading, watching movies, looking for work, walking around town, etc.
Anyway back to the highlights.
Day 75
We made french toast and sausages after cleaning...yummy. French toast is my favorite and I haven't made it since we left the states. After our awesome brunch we just relaxed, watched a few movies and read as it was rainy and nasty outside.
Day 76
It was a beautiful day so after our cleaning we enjoyed the view while chatting with our friends. Below is the view from the back porch of the hostel...
and a view of the pool area at Dusky lodge...
(Note we have not used the pool (closed for work) or the hot tub (nasty people and things happen in the tub), but we have been in the sauna (nice and hot) which is located just to the left in the picture)
We had a nice walk down to the beach then headed back to the hostel to hang out with friends and celebrate the birthday of Mickey our Irish friend. We had a good time having a few drinks and celebrating (John may have had a little too good of a time).
Day 77
Not much happened today, just some cleaning, relaxing, reading, napping and eating.
Day 78
DAY OFF!!! Awesome. No cleaning. We took advantage of our day off by doing some internet stuff, having lunch at the local Thai restaurant and going to the grocery store. What an exciting day off...okay maybe not too exciting, but nice.
Day 79 - May 10th - HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to our Moms and all other mothers!!
Another rainy day, so we had another movie day after cleaning toilets, sinks, carpets, sheets, etc.
Day 80
We took advantage of being about 18 hours ahead of our mothers, and made a few calls to wish our moms a happy mother's day. After making our calls we headed up to the garbage dump to try to find some pants and shoes...No not actually in the dump. There is a second hand store just next to the dump. They had some real interesting stuff, but nothing I had to have. We walked around town and ran a few errands before heading back to the hostel.
Day 81
Pretty much stuck to the routine of cleaning, eating, looking for work, drinking tea (new activity? not really, but we have been doing it more lately, especially since we have been hanging out with a lot of Brits.) We also changed our room around a little (don't tell the hostel managers).
Day 82
BIG DAY!! Today is Andrea's first day of work at Hislops Cafe. They have been closed for a couple of weeks, so she went in to help clean and get things ready for when they reopen tomorrow. Andrea is going to be waiting tables at this nice little organic restaurant/cafe. She is excited to start working. To celebrate her first day at work I cooked a nice dinner of steak, potatoes and salad. Good stuff.
Day83
We did a little cleaning and had some lunch before Andrea headed to Hislops to start her first day of waiting table. I did some of those other activites (looked for a job, read, relaxed) while Andrea was at work.
Day 84
Andrea headed to the cafe to do some waiting and I headed to clean the hostel. After making sure the kitchens were spick and span I had a little lunch while waiting for Andrea to come back. Once Andrea got back we headed up to a seal colony just north of town with our friend Cally. It is really cool.
There is a small river that runs into the ocean and the young seals swim up the river to a waterfall and small pool.
The baby seals relax on the banks of the pool and spend hours playing in the pool. They are very curious and come up to us on the edge of the pool to see who we are.
The seals were very cute and we had a great time watching them play in the pool. What an incredibly cool spot!
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