More adventures. Today we wanted to make an overseas call so took the Becak, small motorcycle and side car to the phoning place. As there were three of us I took the back of the motorcycle- riding with Chad, the cool driver except when he was checking his cell while driving. the good news is that we were going about 5 kilometers an hour.
When we got to the phone place we realized we were calling home at midnight- anyway it worked out and Dave my partner was still up. Dawna's parents were probably sleeping as they didn't pick up. That was the morning- of course we had a business meeting prior at about 9 am on Saturday morning to go over the requests for equipment.
A little later we made our way to do some shopping- the best thing we saw was Billabong high heel sandals - knockoffs naturally! Also a sort of fur lined flip flop and Wrigler jeans. We checked out the beach and kind of wallowed in the shallows as the waves were substantial and I'm sure dangerous.
Then off to the ever so cool expat hang out Joel's where it took pretty much 2 hours to get a pizza. It was still quite relaxing with a great beach breeze. The huts shown are not the restaurant but rather a concession stand on the beach.
When we got to the phone place we realized we were calling home at midnight- anyway it worked out and Dave my partner was still up. Dawna's parents were probably sleeping as they didn't pick up. That was the morning- of course we had a business meeting prior at about 9 am on Saturday morning to go over the requests for equipment.
A little later we made our way to do some shopping- the best thing we saw was Billabong high heel sandals - knockoffs naturally! Also a sort of fur lined flip flop and Wrigler jeans. We checked out the beach and kind of wallowed in the shallows as the waves were substantial and I'm sure dangerous.
Then off to the ever so cool expat hang out Joel's where it took pretty much 2 hours to get a pizza. It was still quite relaxing with a great beach breeze. The huts shown are not the restaurant but rather a concession stand on the beach.
So tomorrow Sunday a little work in the morning hopefully a little downtime in the pool or gym, shopping at the supermarket - we're having a dinner party in Sigli on Tuesday night and inviting folks we know including drivers and translators - so far the menu is mashed potatoes and meatballs.
4 comments:
Great fun to keep up to date with you too! As it is starting to cool down in the Yukon, I am jealous you are somewhere warm.
Chad? Is his name really Chad? I want a Chad. I mean, aren't all drivers named Chad in novels and B movies? I see, you are living a dream. Glad you are sharing with us.
xoxo
Yes his name really is Chad, which also tickled us no end. He didn't really look like a Chad...more like a slick bad boy Indonesian style..mirrored glasses and all. We'll post a pic later so you can see for yourself.
Glad you're enjoying the blog, we get a kick out of saying "oh that has to go in the blog!" and then trying to remember it all to relay.
Home in a week,
D.
Motorcycle becak! How things have progressed. When I was there it was bicycle all the way!
Sheilah O'C
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