Soooo sorry, so much time has
passed and no Blog update yet. It’s been a very frustrating time, regarding
Paradise and Sid’s wrists, but we are also having fun and happy times regarding
having been so lucky to have found this incredible beautiful house we are
renting and for the wonderful friends we have made.
Paradise update in short:
The marina was supposed to have the trailer for us for 2 to 3 days, but the new
guy in the marina has no fudging idea what he is doing and therefor he is too
important as he has power to make decisions, even though he has to go through
the marina manager. He will not listen but instead talks around every issue and
thinks he has accomplished and incredible thing telling us lies after lies and
his ideas thinking he convinced us he is doing a great job us waiting again and
again. I don’t know what management is
thinking here. Omar that has been working this yard for years helping cruisers
issues with success was placed into the regular marina and instead and this new
little know it all shit (1 year now) has been place in charge of the yard
business. He does not know anything about boats at all, not even after being
here for a year now. A shame as all the cruisers having been here or are still
in this yard are frustrated as heck and they all vow not to ever return to this
marina, especially with the rate per month having gone from 460 to 900 in just
a couple of months. This “know-it-al” decided he would fix up the little
trailer for us to use, even though we were already promised to use the working
one. He told us 2 weeks max, we are now on week 7 and no repairs have been
done, he just brings up it’s a minor thing they have left to do, beyond BS. So
we finally told him that we are tired of waiting as he made us miss a good
window without heat and humidity to fix the keel. We are postponing until later
as Manuela is going to Switzerland next Tuesday until August 9th.
After that is high rainy and hurricane season, no fun to work in the sweltering
yard. Probably good thing as Sid two days before her trip fell and hurt his
ribs. So we are shooting for the right time before all the snowbirds are coming
back and hogging the yard.
Sid is also still recuperating
from his failed carpectomy surgery but is getting better, slowly, but good
thing is it is getting better.
Manuela keeps busy with
all kind of things including giving noodling water aerobics every morning. As
soon as she is back she promises she will update the blog to the fullest.
Until then have a happy
summer, stay cool, have fun, stay healthy and enjoy life wherever you are
Hugs and kisses to you all,
life is still good.
Sid and Manuela still in
and on Paradise no matter how shitty it gets
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NINJA |
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No shaving for a while |
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Ninja helping Sid with his therapy |
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Miss Kitty and Ninja, amazing and smart cats |
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Bearded Sid, Jeff and Lydia, Lupita and Hubaldo and Silvino and Lupita, our new family |
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Miss Kitty making herself at home in my plant |
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At therapy |
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Debbie on Runner came to visit from the San Blas in Panama |
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We had soooo much fun |
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My pool lasted not even a week when Ninja was done nailing it with her paws in 5 different spots |
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She is still laughing |
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Sweet Miss Kitty |