A lovely spot for courtesy parking.
We are relaxing and recuperating at Danine’s brother’s home. Jacquie and Danine have gabbed non-stop, the girls have been playing, and I got up on the roof of the trailer yesterday and did some caulking, hoping to fix the leak we discovered in Bahia Honda. Last night, helpfully, it rained hard and we found that the leak is still not fixed. So it’ll be back up on to the roof tomorrow.
Tea with Gracie, Elise and Katie.
Although we hadn’t committed to spending holidays with family at the start of the trip — and we still expect to be at Padre Island for Christmas — it’s great to be with family for Thanksgiving. Jacquie has been cooking almost constantly since we arrived, and all she has produced has been delicious.
Last night we went in the hot tub and pool, switching quickly between both. The hot tub was about 90 degrees, the pool 65. None of the adults went into cardiac arrest, so that’s good. The girls are hardier than us. They played Titanic. There’s nothing like a game of pretend that involves hypothermia. Whoopee!
We are grateful for family — in fact, being on this trip has brought out a fair amount of thankfulness all around. We are thankful for the beauty we’ve been seeing every day and the family and friends we’ve seen along the way, and everyone who has supported us with emails and packages and comments. Discovering gratitude is as worthy a reason to take a trip like this as any. It may be the best reason.
