Why we continue to love it here

A common comment from US guests at Kirsty's and Will's wedding was "now we see why you moved down here". In actual fact it seems to get better all the time. We are being kept busy with regular personal stuff and little projects. It seems that no sooner are we unloading our musical instruments from the car Sunday afternoon when we are loading again on Saturday for rehearsal. We have no idea where we would have time for work. So we are kept very busy with service projects, projects around the house and other projects we just don't know where they come from.

However, we do find time to enjoy ourselves and relax. When Walt had a bit of time and a gallon of polyurethane from a previous mission project on his hand, he converted his workbench to what Nancy calls a piece of furniture, Walt just calls it a fancy workbench. You be the judge at this album link.

What we really enjoy is the lush vegetation in this area. Even though some areas of the US are still covered with snow, these pictures show what it is like here. These pictures were taken 28 February. We seem to have a continuous supply of papaya fruit. The flowers are incredible all year round. The lovely Jacaranda trees are in full bloom right now. The view is from the mirador on our house but we walk our dog among those trees and it is totally beautiful to walk under the gigantic Jacaranda trees when they are in full bloom. The bougainvillea seem to bloom continuously all year long.

But we like the most is our little oasis under the big ficus tree. We have a couple of lounges, sitting areas with wrought iron chairs and tables and a double hammock. It is totally cool under the tree and extremely peaceful. It is an excellent place to just lounge, read a book or nap. It is very therapeutic. Here are pictures of our little oasis and the house.

One thing that we have always enjoyed is the time around dusk and the setting sun. The view across the lake is very serene. This is especially true during cloudless days when the lake is still and everything is peaceful. Here are a couple of photos at this time of day. What is especially nice is that when we go to sleep with this peaceful setting that we will wake up with another full day in paradise just around the corner.

Another comment visitors made at Kirsty's and Will's wedding is that pictures do not do this area justice. If you want a taste of it we have plenty of extra beds.