Trouble in Paradise

Hola!  I wrote briefly yesterday that my computer crashed.  I was sort of hoping that if I turned it on again this morning all would be well.  Nada.... Nil..... Nothing....  Zip.......

Of course all my pictures, programs etc are/were on it.  I think we'll wait until we get back to the States before taking it somewhere to be checked out.

Bill & I both use our own laptops.  And then we have the spare...  this little Toshiba ...  which we take on cruises or places we're not in our motorhome and don't want to carry the heavy weights...  This Toshiba doesn't have Picasa, (which I know I can download) or really much of anything I usually use.

We had backed up Quicken the day before we left Texas, so if things can't be recovered, at least I'll be able to recoup our financial stuff.  And of course I can pull up our credit card and bank statements on line any time I want.  (Bill left his own laptop in Texas)

So....  it's sort of suck it up and move on time...

I'll probably not post photos yet...  I don't know about other bloggers, but I usually try to crop the photos and I have always reduced them to 72 resolution so they don't take so long to load.  I have no idea if this is necessary, but that's a habit.

On to the good life here....

We were awakened around 5:30 ....  maybe earlier....  by the parrots and squirrels dropping nutshells on the roof of our little house.  They get an early start.  I try to get decent pictures of the parrots but it's just dawn and the lighting is real bad.

Saw a new hummingbird today...  haven't IDed it yet.....   We see lots of scarlet tanager and also saw an orange tanager yesterday.  The treetops are colorful!  Our neighbor had a toucan yesterday, but we didn't see it.

We did our daily walk to town...  knowing that most everything would be closed.  One reason we're staying close to home this week is because it's Semana Santa....  Holy Week...  and many stores and businesses are closed.  A lot of people head to the beaches to party.  It's a big family celebration all week long.  Most of the tiendas were closed, but the big supermarket was open.  Even that had the beer and liquor aisles closed and had big sheets of black plastic covering the alcoholic beverages.

Since we'll be here a month, and there is a huge variety of birds right here at hour house, which seems to be on the edge of the jungle, we don't lack for entertainment.  In fact, it's kind of nice just to hang out and do nothing for a while.  It's been over 11 years since I've "lived" in a real house....  have a kitchen that has a big counter space and it even has a day bed and a couch AND 2 chairs in the living area!  It does take a bit longer to sweep and tidy up....  but...  it's fun for a while.

I was working on a blog yesterday when the computer crashed.  I'd written that I have some followers...  and how neat that is!  I'd been a lurker for a couple of months before I got up enough nerve to write one of my own, and have come to think of my fellow bloggers as friends.  My family and friends kept telling me I should do this...  I have...  and it's a lot of fun.

And now I hear from those of you who have traveled here...  with suggestions for us ...   and from those of you who are interested in traveling here and want to know how it's working for us.

So if this post doesn't have any pictures, I'll try to make up for that by thanking all of you who have taken the time to travel along with us.  I've really appreciated all the help I've received in setting this thing up.  Believe me, I needed every bit of help I could get!


We'll be here until April 30th...  I have some time to figure out the photo thing...

That's All For Today.....