Wednesday, June 13, 2012







There was no wifi at all today. It seems yesterday was a little bit of a cliff hanger ( judging by the emails) After waiting for what seemed like ages I bundled everyone off to the beach. we had an amazing time and the beautiful waves certainly made it all a lot clearer...




As clear as mud .... here is a brief update


We had the gorgeous property and were imagining a different annual holiday and certainly another small job for myself. th kids loved it. the right price ( i.e. not too much) a little bit of work needed doing but you expect that. Owner lovely. Staff friendly. Contracts seen by notaries etc and then...


The price started to rise. A little at first 5 000 000 RP ( aren't the zeros scary?) and then a little bit more . Then 3 insurance clauses. It was all getting a little tricky. Most of the communication via our unstable wifi. Text messages at a push. We were excited imagining hammocks, parties, bunk rooms, turtles and giant sleep overs for our 40ths next year...then in the middle of the night we were still thinking....
and in the morning... still thinking.... chatting together the pros and cons.... we are not used to the stress . The worry and anxiety.... so for better or worse we are not taking the plunge. The negotiation could have gone on for several weeks. very precious weeks that were changing the feel of our escape/ hibernation... I don't think I will forget the sunrise in the morning and the fun we had at the place.


I can't give away the now... for tomorrow or the next day...


The instant relief was amazing


so we are planning a little holiday from our holiday as a celebration of our holiday.


It needed to be so as my supplies of Orange Pekoe tea were dwindling at an alarming rate.... that is not a sacrifice i can make lightly

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