Just back from a bit over 3 weeks on Big Corn. Humid was the word for this visit. We went through t-shirts like water. Cookshow was right when he suggested buying a bunch at good will prior to coming as you go through them pretty quick.
Visited the farm twice, once with dead pig, once without. First time meeting Kevin, a real nice guy and a beautiful farm. You can see it from the plane during take off! We hope to see more of him in the future. Maybe we can give him a porch to visit when he gets bored so he doesn't get into too much trouble
After 4.5 years of working on clearing the title for our land, we FINALLY have the deeds and have it all registered on our names. Victory is ours. Now we are working on a building permit which is harder then it sounds on the island. More on that later.
Went to Crab Soup Festival which was much more family oriented then I expected. The drums started at 3:45 AM where we stayed and, since we were about 1 block from the Saturday festivities, the action continued until about 5 AM. They sold Flor de Cana by the bottle which made for a good afternoon of spectator sport, viewing the crowd and the dance action on the stage. Tried the soup and gallo pinto. Good stuff but very spicy. Every bario makes it's own food and it is given to the crowd for free. Gringos are at a premium but it doesn't matter as the island is full of really friendly folks. Sat and talked to several people we had met in the past. Very colorful day.
We missed Merle's homecoming by two days. It's good to know he's coming back. He's is our closest ex-pat neighbor and we are looking forward to tapping into his island expertise.
All in all, it was a good trip. Calm seas, great food, not much rain and actual property ownership. We hope to return soon to begin the building process. It is indeed paradise there.
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