As you may have noticed we have lost count of the days we have blogged and are now using the date as a reference...I hope we will be able to remember the date!
I wanted to share about an unusual place we visited a few days ago...it is called Boca du Inferno. It is a place on the coast where the ocean has weathered out a huge, and I mean huge hole in the rocky coast. The design of the hole is such that the waves wash in and water sprays up hundreds of feet. The day we were there it was quiet but when Mike was here three years ago he saw it in action and said it was amazing. We will visit it again on a more turbulant day. It is located in a beautiful seaside vacation area about 30 minutes from here...quite a beautiful area.
One strange thing I have noticed here is that most things you buy in a store, even in the "supermercado" are packaged in small amounts. I am so used to big packages and places like Sam's club. Mike says it is a throw back to the days when there were only neighborhood markets and the people shopped everyday. It is certainly different.
Some things that are hard to find here or non-existant or very expensive are chocolate chips, peanut butter, hand sanitizer, and hand lotion with a pump top. There are probably others but so far this is what we have run into.
Well, we are off to get ready for a potluck lunch for the staff at school. Mike is making Oriental Slaw since we were assigned to bring a salad.
Mike's dad who was in the hospital for 4 days is home now, thanks for the prayers on his behalf.
Bye for now.
Nancy
I wanted to share about an unusual place we visited a few days ago...it is called Boca du Inferno. It is a place on the coast where the ocean has weathered out a huge, and I mean huge hole in the rocky coast. The design of the hole is such that the waves wash in and water sprays up hundreds of feet. The day we were there it was quiet but when Mike was here three years ago he saw it in action and said it was amazing. We will visit it again on a more turbulant day. It is located in a beautiful seaside vacation area about 30 minutes from here...quite a beautiful area.
One strange thing I have noticed here is that most things you buy in a store, even in the "supermercado" are packaged in small amounts. I am so used to big packages and places like Sam's club. Mike says it is a throw back to the days when there were only neighborhood markets and the people shopped everyday. It is certainly different.
Some things that are hard to find here or non-existant or very expensive are chocolate chips, peanut butter, hand sanitizer, and hand lotion with a pump top. There are probably others but so far this is what we have run into.
Well, we are off to get ready for a potluck lunch for the staff at school. Mike is making Oriental Slaw since we were assigned to bring a salad.
Mike's dad who was in the hospital for 4 days is home now, thanks for the prayers on his behalf.
Bye for now.
Nancy
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