Back to write after a while....

Well, at least back to my little blog for now. Hoping to be back on the island at some point in the winter. 

But it was not easy to go back to write here, when my last post was about visiting Karin at the hospital. It feels so far away and so close that moment, when I read it again... 

I am done with the acceptance stage when she visited me in my dreams. It was a nice feeling but still missing her and that will not change. 

I borrowed some of the pics you, guys, posted on her wall (and some of her own albums). I hope you do not mind but I am sure she would have loved to see the whole collection of the loving messages from her friends in this Little Grand Turk warm hug for our dear Karin.

New hospital

Saturday evening for the first time I went to the local new hospital. I went to visit Karin who has a back problem. The doctors still do not know exactly what it is, but she has to rest for a few days there.

Everything was so quiet. I guess there were not many patients. I have no idea how many beds the hospital has but I do not think there are many.

Everything looks neat and clean and new.

Visiting hours are 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 7.30 pm so we arrived around 6.45 pm.

Beautiful garden and parking lot, Nice paintings on the walls and kind employees at the entrance and information desk.

Karin told us that the food is good too. I hope the doctors are good too. We¨l see.

So far, no diagnose but they are giving her some pain killers and some kind of therapy to release the pain in the back muscles.

I had planned to visit her again before leaving the island but Karin discharged herself LOL.

I am back! :)

Yes, I am back. And really happy to visit J

Just for a few days but I had to bring again The Little Grand Turk at least to tell what I found on my little beautiful island J

I arrived Wednesday evening on the 5 pm flight from Provo and that was the first surprise. Schedule changed and, of course, price more expensive. USD 95 each way. However I have to say that the employee in Provo was very attentive and charged me only USD 5 for the extra bag with my diving gear.

I had come from Miami with AA 1653 where I found lovely Shannon Fleitas and we had both been upgraded to first class. We waited our ATC flight at Guilley’s where internet is still not working (since I left in December I guess…) but it was great to talk there and just watch around.

Phyllis told me that the weather had been unusually hot and humid in May but these last 10 days had changed to cloudy and a little cooler. Still is. But today I went diving anyway. I went with Smitty, always a beautiful experience and I will dive with Daniel hopefully this week.

The Deli is no longer working and I miss it. Really miss it since my vegetarian options has been reduced dramatically. However I had the chance of enjoying vegetarian wrap at Salt Café last Thursday, vegetarian plate at Salt Raker last night and hoping to have vegetarian quesadillas prepared by Mariam tomorrow at Sand Bar J

I also noticed that the Dominican grocerie store has become bigger and nicer with lots of good and new things. In general, the prices on the island are higher than last December though…

I have been doing my daily walks mainly in the North of the island but I will start walking the South as I used to do when I lived here to see what it is new up there. It is so nice to walk around again looking these beautiful waters around…

I found new buildings close to La Breeza and other places and I will investigate what they are or they are going to be. More to come tomorrow if internet works better. These days has been on and off…