Almost time!

It’s that time of year again when we have to start packing up to leave. It’s more than just packing, I have to take down all the shade cloths; it seems as though we only put them up last week. All the tables have to be put away and some moved up to the roof just in case it floods. Anyway, it’s slowly getting taken care of.

My biggest fear is when we start to pack our cases, I have to tell Rosalie what she can’t take. I don’t know if the tears in her eyes or the look I get are worse. Anyway, I will try to get as much as I can in. It shouldn’t be a problem as we usually only have carry-ons, but this time we have one checked bag. However, even if we had a storage container Rosalie would somehow manage to fill it.

Last week there was a problem with the water supply. All our water for washing-up showering etc. comes from a well in the laundry room. I started to water the plants but there was no pressure. Okay! Now what!

I checked the tinaco on the roof and it was only a third full. When I turned the pump on there was hardly any pressure. After thinking it over it was decided to call Castulo. He finally showed up but needed to call in the professionals. Two guys arrived and after lots of discussion, Castulo called Blanca and explained the situation. He then handed the phone to Rosalie so that she could tell us in English what was going on.

It appeared that the bottom of the well was clogged with mud and a new well had to be dug. This involved pulling down part of the building to get at it. Blanca said she would see us in a few days to sort the whole thing out.

In the meantime, I had to start the pump, let it run for about ten minutes until it ran dry, and then turn it off for an hour until it recovered. After several times of doing this, I turned the pump on and went to see the pressure in the tinaco. Well heck, the darn thing was operating at full pressure. We contacted Blanca, to set her mind at ease, and she was most grateful but not impressed with the “experts” opinion.

There are a few social dates to finish up and we found ourselves at a karaoke night. It was Neil’s 70th birthday and Diane had arranged a party for him. But first, we had a really great meal at the Kraken restaurant.

The usual crowd at Karaoke.

We don’t usually like karaoke as some people tend to get really stupid. This one was different as all but one of the acts were really good. There was a fair amount of free tequila going around and as the evening went on the singing got better. Anyway, we had a great time and that’s one more date off our list.