Hello all from SJDS.
I had a little down time, so I thought that I would write a quick note. I mentioned in an earlier post that I lost my camera. I was very dissapointed about this...because that meant that I wouldn't be able to show anyone the pictures of the lot, SJDS, Marsella, Maderas, and the rest of the country around SDJS.
The really good news is...for whatever reason, I brought another camera.
As I was cleaning out my backpack, at the bottom of it...was this other camera. I brought it because it is waterproof, and I though it might be nice for some in-water surf pics. I totally forgot that it was there, and I felt like I won the lottery when I saw it.
So now I am on a mission to take as many good pictures, and videos for everyone. I just won't be able to download them here, because I didn't bring the cord. The day after I get home though, I promise that I will post as much as I can. Including videos of our beautiful lot.
On a seperate note, everything is going so well down here. The more time I spend in SJDS, the more it feels like a really small town. I see the same people walking around the street. I'm starting to know where all the businesses, and restaurants are, and even get a feel of which ones are better than others.
SJDS is a beach town, similar to Pacific Beach (in San Diego), except with only a fraction of the people. There are a ton of things to do here. Different companies offer things like renting ATV's, horse rides on the ocean, yoga classes, surf lessons, canopy tours, and just alot of tourist like things. And the food is amazing.
My favorite part of this whole place is Maderas Beach. This is the surf beach that is only 5 minutes from our lot. Maderas is beautiful. When the tide is out, it creates this huge sand beach, with really picquerese rocks implanted all over. It's one of the prettiest beaches that I have ever seen. The best part of Maderas though...is the surf break.
In the week that I've been here, I've seen the waves go from huge(10-15ft), to very mellow. I went surfing yesterday, and it was perfect. I am still a terrible surfer, and the waves were perfect for me to practice on. I would say more than half the people out there yesterday were "beginers".
After I was done surfing, I sat in a lawn chair in the shade, drank a few Tona's (local beer), and just watch other people surf for close to 3 hours. I would of sat there longer, but I had to call it quits at some point.
As far as the house is concerned, things are moving along. I went to check our lot out yesterday before surfing, and they are still leveling the ridge out. There were two nica kids using a pick axe, and a shovel. The land is fairly soft, but the soil is ideal for building on. Everyone we talk too, says that it couldn't be any better.
I am hoping that maybe they start some foundation work before I leave, but we will have to wait and see on that. It's going to be close.
I want to give you guys a little glimpse of this place, so I'll finish this post off with a story...
There is a little casino in town here. Last Friday night...I think, it all blends together here...Adam and I were walking home from the beach bars. As we were doing so, we saw the casino. Now it's pretty hard for either of us to pass a casino, so we decided to walk on in. Inside are 2o or 30 slot machines, a poker table, and a black-jack table. We decide that we would give ourselves a shot at black-jack.
So we go to the bar, get a Flor de Cona (the local rum) & ginger ale. A real delicacy down here. We go over to the table thinking that the minimum will be a dollar or two. It's Nicaragua right. Anyway, we get to the table and I put down 100 cien (equal to $5) and was hoping to get 5 or 10 chips...she gives me one. It's a 5 dollar minimum table. So the last thing that either of us want to do is lose a bunch of money at a black-jack table. So we each buy a single chip, and see where it will take us.
To make a long story short...we couldn't lose. The next 15 hands went our way. Davis was doubling down, splitting cards, and just betting on everything. I was just betting every hand. After winning every single hand in less then 5 minutes...we grabbed our chips...walked the the cashier, and ran out of that casino. They had our another round waiting for us, but we were gone. We won about $80, in that amount of time, and on the way home we stopped at this restaurant bar. We met everyone at the bar, and used the winnings to buy the entire place a round. It was awesome.
Just one of the great moments of our trip down here. I truly can't wait till everyone sees, and more importantly...experiences this place. It's so special.
Cheers,
Keeley
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