everyday living…

written Monday-17-May-2010 @ 9:00pm

Karl isn’t getting much time with the sea. We both love to just sit and watch the waves break on shore and shoot into spray on the rocks.

When he came in just as the sunset, he suggested we go down and sit on our rock to enjoy the serenade of the sea. As we got out onto the beach, I saw there was still a little color in the west so ran back to get my camera…

We watched the waves until all we could see was the white when they broke into spray and the stars were bright above us. What a nice way to begin our evening!

Supper prep has been interesting since we have only the electric kettle, refrigerator, and the bathroom vanity for amenities. We have eaten a lot of ramen, avocado sandwiches, canned baked beans and cucumber salad with whatever fruit might be around. Not bad, but a little boring.

In self defense, I wash out the socks every night. The rest gets washed out in the morning, so it can go out on the verandah to dry right away…but the socks can’t wait that long. After Karl showers, his boots get relegated to the farthest corner of the bathroom!

As Karl eats supper, I down load the day’s photos onto the computer and he talks about his day. Constant in the background the waves alternately swish and boom. A quick inventory of what the larder still contains and a mental shopping list and our routine is complete. Simple, basic, uncomplicated…not a bad life.