High Waves and Kite Surfers

     Whew its windy again today.  Big rollers coming in.  Lucky for us we are at a beach access point and four kite surfers came to enjoy the wind and waves.  Its a very athletic sport that looks like it takes a lot of finesse and strength.  Stella pointed out that the best surfer was a girl.  She wants to learn how to do kite surfing too.  Stella wore her new "tankini" that we bought at the grocery store and was very aware of how cute she looked today.

     Stella felt better today, Kellen was worse, and the virus claimed another victim, me.  I coughed yesterday and thought it was allergies, but today brought a headache and fever.  I'm missing out on a highly recommended visit to the Jungle Spa.  Aloe bath, long massage and hot shower.  Instead, Grandpa and I are moderating a game of indoor hide and seek.  This five bedroom house has lots of good hiding places.  Grandpa is also getting to be an expert on playing Chutes and Ladders, although Stella usually wins.

     We are constantly running into the problem of interpreting the Spanish instructions on food packages and medications.  I bought Tylenol for Kellen's fever and eventually had to Ask Google what the dose should be.  Making pancakes was complicated by unfamiliar measurements.  Baking chicken nuggets required a translation from centigrade to  fahrenheit for the oven.  

    The Jungle Spa visit was truly an adventure into the jungle.  It was a long drive down a pothole covered road.  Massages were done in grass covered huts by

short, little Mayan women.  The strenuous massage ended with a rub of fresh aloe for dry winter skin.  It was quite the 3 hour adventure which left everyone tired, relaxed, and covered with aloe.

    I'm dosing myself with orange juice and Tylenol and hoping this sickness passes quickly.