Our cottage would not cool down last night. The air remained warm and stifling. I fell asleep hard and quick but around 3am found myself wide awake. Between the stuffiness of the hot cottage, the wind shaking the windows, and the angry crashing of the waves beneath us, there was no chance of falling back... Continue Reading →
One thing we take for granted is water. Clean, fresh, available, drinking water. Getting water on this island is a bit of a challenge. Thera are no plastic/disposable bottles allowed here. Instead, in the rooms they put two 24ish ounce carafes of water. I am so glad we read about this before we came because... Continue Reading →
We were both wide awake by 6am today. We were actually both awake by about 5:15 but it wasn’t until then that we acknowledged that no more sleep was to be had. We opened the windows in the loft bedroom of our cottage and found ourselves in awe of the absolute silence of the world around us.... Continue Reading →
I am beat, exhausted, tired, spent, and ready for some real rest. I slept like a rock last night, I took a sleepy pill my doctor gave me for travel and in 5 minutes flat I was out cold. So much so that I fell asleep in the middle of trying to post yesterday’s blog... Continue Reading →
Taking On the World 