Happy Hanukkah!!! Merry Christmas!!!!
We have been spending the last week in a town called Arambol with the people that we met from the yoga retreat. It has been great just relaxing & appreciating having the time to just be.
I took kitesurfing lessons and became frustrated from not being able to fly the kite properly especially since the two people that I took the lesson with were naturals. Kelsey has a great video of me having a fit about the kite not staying in the air. But I can now keep a kite in the air and make it do these beautiful figure 8's.
Kelsey has had a bit of a bug...she has had a few emergency bathroom experiences. One bathroom emergency included her choosing between a squat toilet or seated toilet (one with a man showering just next to her, visible through a window!) . She chose the squat toilet that came with it's own pet...a scorpion on the back of the door. So not only did she have to balance over a squat toilet with an upset stomach, but she had to avoid a run in with a scary scorpion.
We spent yesterday walking up to a beach called Querim. We were baby sitting for our new Swiss friend's daughter, Liv. We brought her to this cool fresh water lake that is separated from the salty ocean by a strip of sand. Liv buried herself in the mud and was a great sport as we scampered along the shores edge, climbing rocks while seated in her special backpack carrier.
Along the way Kelsey collected shells....one of the shells was occupied by a crab, but we did not know that. We brought it home, and went out to dinner and when we got back, the shell was on the floor. We would put it back up on the shelf and then about 10-20 minutes later it would be on the floor again. It was not until this morning that we realized that there was a crab inside. We christened him Brian (from the Life of Brian movie) and our roommate Nicola announced that he was the Christmas Messiah!!! It was a morning full of laughs!!
Tonight we are having dinner with our friends and we are having a gift exchange!!
Love you all!! Happy Holidays!!
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Aloha you Two and a Merry, Merry and a Happy Hanukkah -
Your statement "having the time to just be". Most people I know do not seem to get this concept. JUST TO BE. How peaceful the Heart the Mind and the Spirit when there is complete calm in YOUR UNIVERSE, to reflect only on YOUR BEING.
Kite surfing, this is very popular in the Hawaiian Islands, yet I do believe I have passed the age to find this accelerating. Your frustrations, as with most sports, one should not expect to jump right in and be a Pro. Yet out of this frustration I am sure you tried harder and then the excitement of success.
Kelsey, and, as you put it, "a bug". Frist I pray this situation has come to its' conclusion. I know just how uncomfortable this can be. A Scorpion in the toilet, OK! Now you know it is always good to share. (Smile)
Crab in a Shell, very interesting! Things like this noted in your blog, things I am sure most others would not have shared about this great journey you two are on. The seeming small everyday encounters, these are what I believe makes your blog so interesting to read, what makes you such a wonderful writer. I truly thank you for it.
Continue to enjoy your adventure, both of you enjoy the laughter, the new experiences, the new Peoples and most important BE SAFE.
White Crow
Was wonderful to see Mondo and Nellee - seemed like too short a visit though. Am so happy for you that you are having such a great adventure with new friends from all over the globe. Continue to enjoy and make it home safe - I know your husband is awesome and supportive, but I think he will be one happy camper to have you back home!! Hello Kelsey - feel better!! XOXO
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