Hey! An Ordinary Day!

A sunny sky awaits me yet a fierce wind outside does not allow me to open the dining room doors.

After a good breakfast and catching up on the written news, I sit down and finally take the time to write a long letter to my goddaughter.

Then, I get down to a bit of business and call Ramesh in order to give him our new numbers.

In the meantime, we ask Justin if he can call the internet company again in order to find out what the story is. The news is somewhat good : they have had to put a cable from the cable connection to our house. Normally, everything will be set up by tomorrow. We will just need to call in order for someone to come and check the connection.

We will cry victory when we see it....

There are a few errands to do today : go to the post office in order to send my letter and get postcard stamps, go to a pharmacy to get some much needed anti-mosquitoe itching cream and buy food in order for Chandrika to cook us one of the recipes Marie and I have chosen from the new cookbook.

At the store, we find bars of chocolate that look very promising : apricot/raison and cashew. Well, why not splurge?

We come back home at about three, give Chandrika specific instructions regarding the cooking, try to call Bina Nair and Gulf Air with neither one answering.

Sun sets at 6; time seems to stretch on when night falls. At 7 we eat and fully enjoy the dish Chandrika has prepared for us: vegetable stew in a coconut sauce.

We decide to treat ourselves to "Mission Cléopâtre" and some chocolate. Rain starts pouring and the room is hot with moisture.

Our evenings without any social activity are becoming a burden to us....