I was delayed in getting my weekly email out last week due to electrical issues. They were cleared up, but we are now experiencing more issues. The A/C in the spare room, the girl's room, and our room is not working. Charles is best to explain, but there is a Phase issue. We are hoping that is will be fixed today still (it was phoned in around 4:00p, I am writing this at 5:45p). I am also having some computer problems, so this may take a couple of attempts. By the time I had this finished, the electrician showed up and replaced a fuse in the electrical box. We now have a/c again. Just in time for bed.
The exterminator came at the beginning of the week and sprayed for termites. He told us that he only found 4, but the damage was already done. One of the cupboard doors will need to be fixed or replaced.
Our week was relatively slow. We found a couple of new restaurants. The first one was outside. Possibly in the yard of the people that own the restaurant. We were seated in a hut with a table. There was a fan wired to the hut, so we had a nice breeze. The menu had a variety of food, and the desserts were great. They had some great french fries as well. It was liked by all, so we will return. It is also close to our house. Our other new find is also close to the house, but it has a fun story to go with it. We arrived, and we could choose where to sit. We chose to go upstairs. There is a roof similar to our hut on the top of the restaurant, just fancier. I noticed shortly after being sitted that there was a lizard on one of the columns. Charles assured this is atmosphere, and good material for the blog. About 10 minutes later, I noticed something flying around. BATS! Charles quickly shared that we would not be eaten by mosquitos since the lizards and the bats will eat them. That does not really make me feel better. Everyone got a kick out of it, but me! So I was able to dine with lizards and bats. This is INDIA!
I think we have gotten into a good routine. I have my usual 4 stores to get my groceries. There are some after school activities and birthday parties every other week. It is fun trying to get birthday presents. There are a couple of stores, but the selection is limited. Gift cards are not really an option either.
Friday night we had the extraordinary opportunity of being a part of a turtle release. In January through February, the Olive Ridley female turtle will come on shore and lay her eggs. It takes the eggs a few days to hatch, and then the little turtles make their way to the ocean. Unfortunately, there is are many predators to these little guys. Some of the eggs are dug up and used by local fishermen's kids for Cricket balls. The street dogs will dig up the eggs and eat them. After the little turtles make it to the sea, they may even get eaten by other sea animals. We went to the Tree Foundation and watched a short documentary of the turtles and then we proceeded to beach to see the hatched turtles. When the female turtles lay their eggs, the volunteers at the Tree Foundation will carefully dig them up. They are then transferred to a hatchery and carefully put into another hole that was dug. Once they hatch, they are then released into the sea. We were able to watch them be released by the volunteers. It was truly an amazing experience. They were so tiny, and they can grow to be enormous. You can also go along the beach and watch to see the female turtles lay the eggs during these months. We chose not to do that since it could be as late 11:30 or 12:00m before they come on shore. While we were at the Tree Foundation, we saw two turtles that had been rescued. One of them had only 1 fin left and the other only had 2 left. They had been caught in fishing nets, and the fishermen cut the fins instead of cutting their nets. It is very sad, but the Tree Foundation has begun educating the community. There are now ordinances in place so that the fishermen cannot fish in certain sections of the sea until after the nesting season. This is one of those experiences that would not have happened had we not been living in India. I am sure the kids will remember it for awhile.
My craft desk arrived on Saturday night. I am busy getting the room reorganized, so I can start scrapbooking and card making. It will not be too much longer now!
Click here for the latest pictures of the turtles. There is also a picture of the a frog that I noticed just hanging out on the wall on the outside of the house.
I have planned our China trip, and we have our tickets and lodging booked. Good news - there are many Starbucks and an Outback Steakhouse. It should be a great time!
Okay, I almost forgot! Probably the scariest moment so far - Charles driving! We went to Fisherman's Cove for lunch, and we gave our driver the day off. Well, it is a pretty straight shot from the house to the resort. Traffic is a little lighter also. I have to admit, he did a pretty good job. Afterall, we arrived there and back without a scratch! I cannot say that I would venture to other parts of India with him as the driver, but this is manageable!
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