November 23, 2011
Last week’s barbecue theme was Superheros, but I have to admit I did not dress up. I had a lot of ideas but very little time and material to make something so I ended up wearing normal clothes. It was the first time some of the newbies could dress up, and it seemed like most of them had a good time. I spent a lot of time baking bread (yes I learned how to make bread!) and I really did not have the energy after this to dress up.
On Saturday evening I stayed at base because I really felt exhausted. I spent the whole day in Victoria strolling in the streets, shopping and eating, and came back to base late afternoon. A couple of us were there as well and I have to admit I had a lovely evening. We all cooked a big dinner together without the rush of having to be on time, chatted, watched a movie and looked at the stars for a couple of hours. I finally got to talk more “in depth” to some of the newbies and now I can say they are pretty awesome.
On Sunday a bunch of us went for a hike on cap Matoopa, which is located right next to our base. The trail is quite steep and no one ever takes it so we have to go with a machete to get through the branches and the palm trees, but it’s all worth it. We basically have to climb a huge bloc of granite at the end of the hike, but the view at the top is magnificent. We could see the whole bay, our base and the coast all around it. The photos don’t do the view any justice, but here are a couple:
The sea has been extremely rough for the last couple of days, to the point where we are not able to take the boats out. Dives got canceled yesterday and we are having a dry day today. It is raining a lot as well, but I guess I can say we are used to it by now. We are all hoping the sea will calm down and we will be able to dive again in the next few days. The staff is working really hard to keep us occupied and is organizing hikes around the island, but with the pouring rain we are not sure it will happen.
This week we are celebrating Thanksgiving, and all the Americans (and me, as I am considered an honorary American) have been working hard on re-working the recipes with the ingredients available in the country (no pumpkin and the turkeys are too tiny and extremely expensive). Some other people are working on creating Christmas stockings for the kids at the orphanage, so we are still being pretty busy even though dives are not happening.
I didn't even recognize you in that last photo! Lookin' good :)
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