now what?

Peter v. flew home this morning, so we are footloose and fancy free. The problem is we don't have a plan. We will probably wait for wind and start heading south through the rest of the Marquesas. Wyndeavor is south of us and we hope to hook up for their kid's birthday parties this month. If the bugs continue to be bad, we'll head for the Tuomotos.

Pete is helping a nearby boat with a project today and I'm doing school with Ellie. It's only 11:00 and 92 in the cabin, so we're moving pretty slow and eating popcicles.

We keep making plans, but have so far been disappointed. We couldn't get close enough to the whales to snorkel. We also have been hoping to host a potluck to get to know people, but it's been too hard to get the boat cleaned up and ourselves organized. We're still after the postcard beach (with no bugs), great snorkeling and socializing with friends. Hopefully things will fall into place soon.

We went to the grocery store yesterday. I'm sure glad I stocked up so well in Mexico. A half gallon of orange juice ranged between $4 and $9. Mayonnaise is $7, Top Ramen is $1 ea, and toothpaste is $4. I did find some affordable frozen chicken and pork and beans. The bread is cheap and the produce is scanty but sometimes affordable. We did trade some misc things for quite a lot of fruit the other day. We have things like soap, toothbrushes, paste, and kid stuff to trade. It's quite valuable to trade for what they grow on their property, like mangoes, grapefruit and lemons.

We're giving serious consideration to what to do long term. We could use your prayers in that direction as well as your encouragement and thoughts.

Love to you all, Kellie