Flying Fish Win

Nope still veggie, but we finally found a restaurant that we can eat in and it happens to be called Flying Fish.  It probably was a sign as Flying Fish makes me think of Barbados.  We were so so excited that it turned out to be excellent as we really needed that win.  For sure, we were spoilt rotten in Thailand and even found our favourite veggie food in Barbados but the last month we have cooked more than we ever have.  This is a good thing, we need to save money and well we cook better veggie stuff.  But it is nice to have one place to go as a treat, and now we know there is at least one place we can.

Sebastian loves doing 'Cheers' and 'Salut'

We did not have a meal, just nibbles but they were delicious and the owner says they can actually do lots of off-menu veg so we were happy.

New Friends and Onions

Yippee! Sebastian met some other children, this was super exciting for everyone but especially him.  Yesterday one of the teachers are school came to pick us up on his boat to take us to the beach they live on. It was great to meet Luke and Zoe and their two children.  They also live beside their friends who also have two children the same as theirs.  The kids are a little older, two of them are 3 and two of them are 5 but we will take it!  Sebastian had a great time with them and we hope to see them again soon.  And what a small world as Luke and Zoe are from Cornwall and know Scott and Babs, super duper great friends of ours.

The little ones were really not so interested but the two five year old kids loved playing with him.

Sebastian is so intense whenever we are cooking or eating, he must have everything.  He was so desperate to try the onion and defiantly pretended he enjoyed it at first.  I was very worried, as no son of mine could possibly like raw onions (to me it is devil's food).  But after the second taste it looks like he is not a fan of the raw onion either.

 

Weekend Exploring

Well, that was the plan, a weekend of exploring.  But Friday Red Rider had a different plan and the battery drained.  Saturday we got the car sorted but big rain also decided to join us.  But Saturday night we were invited to Simon and Alison's and that was a lovely night so it made up for the rain.  Sadly, Sunday was a bit rainy too so our exploring was limited.

Friday we went to Port Lucaya, which is a little like a ghost town before the car died.  Sebastian was so happy to find a little boy to play with.  He needs some friends!

Saturday night dinner, delicious.

Apparently a very good restaurant but looks a little closed right now.

We went for coffee after at Port Lucaya, this place needs an update as they were meant to open back March 2020.. It feels like zombies might come out at any minute here!

Getting There

Ending the week much more positive and looking forward to the adventures ahead.  Luis finished two courses towards his teachers qualification which was a huge relief and weight off his shoulders.  We are getting our bearings around online teaching as newbies to the school and this weekend we intend to explore the beaches now that they are open again.  Last night we popped down to our local for a mini celebrations with our new best and only friends.

45 minutes till the weekend and I could not be more excited!

New Attitude

I have to somehow turn the page on regrets about decisions made in the last year and accept that we are here.  I think ultimately, it will get tremendously better when I can get Lola here and airports open again (so I do not have this terrible feeling of being stuck if something happens). And until these things happen I have to find a way forward.  I have Luis and Sebastian and a beautiful house and well I have to appreciate that.  School is okay, online teaching becoming normal now.  We are hopefully back in class in mid-October but I am not holding my breath.     The one thing that does keep Luis and myself smiling is our very happy son.  Thankfully, he does not know there is a pandemic, will not remember this at all, and he can just happily play on the beach.

You know life is not normal when I have not taken a picture since Friday!  These beauties were sent to me by Alison, Sebastia's nanny.

Friday Mexican Survived Week 1 Celebration

 Different countries the same dinner party meal, our Mexican.  It was probably a good time to leave Phuket as we had overdone our Mexican fiesta nights.  Last night we hosted our two new besties on the island, Si and Alison, a French kite surfer we picked up on the beach and our neighbour Doug.  This week felt like one of the longest in my life.   We both got little sleep and were up late every night trying to get ready for what the next day brought.  It is super hard to teach online, combining that with learning a new school system, I can say it has been challenging.  Luis and I have gone into school every day to teach from our classrooms, but we are the only ones who go in so it is hard to ask questions without bombarding people with a million emails.  So when Friday 3pm came we were pretty happy, and felt super excited and relieved to have survived Week 1!

Winning Cuarentha, somethings never change.

Not sure what they are laughing about here but it looks pretty funny.  Lovely to have them over, I imagine they will be constants on my blog now!

Lola pictures.  Constant stress for us now.  I can say there have been more than a few buckets of tears this week about Lola.  I am so desperate to have her with me, and well it is beyond difficult to find a way to have this happen soon.  Happy she is being so loved and forever grateful to Pete and Nina, but I miss her.

The Struggle is Real

I am brilliant at sugar coating things on this blog.  I mean I do not have it bad but I certainly do not write all the tough bits of life.  I am trying to make life at 85 wonderful when I read back and think about what a lovely life I had.  I can honestly say now though, that the struggle is real.  It sounds so stupid to complain as well we chose to come here and it is The Bahamas but it is the toughest transition I have ever had.  I am super proud of how Luis and I are handling it.  There have been a few tears all around, more from me obviously but we are getting somewhere.  The one thing I can say is that kids are brilliant, some of the nicest I have ever taught.  So I am thankful for that.  We are both also very thankful for our house and how happy Sebastian is living on the beach.

Thank goodness for these two though.  Instant friends, who joined us for a swim and a pizza last night.  The other newbies joined last night and our in quarantine now.  Hopefully, this helps us all with the tranisition.

But then there is this, and this laughter makes me feel like it will all be okay.