El Salvador Revisited

Bahia del Sol, El Salvador

 

I have arrived in El Salvador, via Minneapolis and Atlanta. Everything went smoothly and I spent my first night on the boat, cooking slowly in the heat and humidity. 

At this time, I have no internet on the the boat (at Paradise Fishing Lodge) and it is not worth getting a phone for only a week. So today, I drove to the 4 miles to Bahia del Sol resort, where I can get a connection.

 

Things are really dead here. Hardly any cruisers around, and no one else either. It promises to be a long week at this rate.

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A change of scenery

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

The high point of our last couple of weeks; A road trip to our friend's cabin at nearby Seba Beach, where we spent the night and put the finishing touches on a fence-builiding project that was started last summer.

 

Tomorrow, I am making a quick trip to El Salvador to reacquaint myself with the boat. A week in the heat and humidity at the Paradise Fishing Lodge and Marina should make me really appreciate Edmonton's summer again. Susanne will hold down the fort here in my absence.

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A long year draws to a close

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

 

We came back to Edmonton almost a year ago, in order for Susanne to be with her mother after she suffered some serious health issues. It has been a hard year for both of them. After a series of setbacks and miraculous recoveries, at times looking very dire and at other times looking hopeful, Susanne's mother passed away last week, somewhat unexpectedly in the end.

 

For us, it means we have to regroup a bit and decide where we go from here. There is no real rush, but among other issues, we will have to find a new home address, and figure out what to do with our few remaining non-boat belongings. We are not sure when we will be able to get back to the boat, and this is not really the appropriate season to be starting our previously planned northward journey to Mexico. Fortunately we are confident with leaving the boat in its current location at Paradise Marina in El Salvador - I am sure they are taking good care of her there.

 

One day at a time...

Short Days

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Summer has come and gone. Fall has come and gone. Christmas has come and gone.

It is a new year and we are still in Edmonton.

Unfortunately, Susanne's mother's health remains precarious. Things are starting to look up a bit, but it is not likely that Sue is going to want to travel very far from home for some time yet.

Right now we are immersed in Winter. So far, it has been a pretty mild season - we can only hope global warming is here to stay. The most depressing thing is the short days, but we are past the shortest day already and it will only get better from now on.

This coming week, we are going to test our limits and spend a week away from Edmonton. Our very good friends, Tony and Julia, have invited us to share a condo at Panorama, a winter wonderland just over the border in British Columbia. We may or may not do some downhill skiing, but we will certainly take advantage of the other sports available, and the hot tubs for sure.

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Long days

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

We have been back in Edmonton for over a month now (over 2 months for Susanne).

On the plus side, the weather has been pretty good, lots of sunshine with just enough rain to make everything green.  No doubt the farmers would like to see a bit more moisture.  One of the great things about Edmonton in the spring is the incredibly long days.  With sunrise at 5 AM and sunset after 10 PM, it is quite a change from the 6 till 6 schedule in Central America.

On the down side, Susanne's mother continues her stay in the hospital.  Sue spends every day visiting her, which leaves me lots of time to deal with the yard work and miscellaneous household duties, not really my favorite things.  Hopefully we will both be able to take some time to make our annual pilgrimage to the west coast at some point in the near future.

The reports from the marina in El Salvador seem to indicate that the boat is weathering our absence just fine, so at least we don't have any worries on that front.

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