what do to on a hot day?

note to self:

if we ever build a house in the caribbean do NOT have the whole wall of windows 

because the afternoon sun glares in and the house becomes an oven!

truly

so needless to say i was thrilled when bob suggested

we go to the hungry kiwi restaurant for a cold drink

and to play some crib.

do you know what makes that such a delightful idea??!

they have air conditioning!

i can count on one hand the number of restaurants here that 

have a/c 

most are open air places by the sea

lovely but as hot as our house.

so we went and had a wonderfully, cool time together.

even were able to watch some of the 

fifa game

mexico vs france

 we went for a little walk behind the restaurant

along the shores of lawson rock.

it is hard to tell from the photo but that wall by the tree

is all made of rock.

it is one of my favorite places to walk.. 

especially later in the day when the sun isn't so high 

in the sky.

thursday is a special day on the island

it is 'fresh fish' day at the flying fish store

so we headed over there to get some fish

those are our red snappers that they filleted

for us.

how is that for fresh??!

we had it for dinner and it was sooo delicious.

fresh fish is different.

at first it actually took some getting used to because

fresh fish has a 'melt in your mouth' kind of quality to it

it isn't rubbery or tough.

mmmmm

delicious.

we also picked up a hogfish filet.

we often see hogfish while snorkeling and they are kinda scary looking

but i have heard they taste good.

i sure hope so. 

they have quite the operation over at flying fish

we saw about 15 people who are employed there.

most of the fish is exported to miami.

you can see the lady in white is filling up the boxes

and they will be shipped out.

they go about 300 miles away along the banks of honduras

to get the fish.

we are glad they do.

the fish isn't cheap

but it is worth it to have it fresh i think.

yes indeed!

the bougainvillea that carlos planted 

bloomed today

another moment of joy for me

i hope you had moments of joy that snuck up on 

you as if He was saying,

"how do you like that, my child?"

i do,

i like it alot.