Strand Beach

Playing Catch with Tosca

The kids and I played fetch with Tosca (the dog) today. Both Mark and Catherine are really enjoying her. We use the tennis racquet to send tennis balls to Tosca in the park in front of our house.

Bougainvilleas

The bougainvilleas in front are amazingly beautiful. They light up the rooms behind them with a pleasant pink light. They're stunning to see from the road, too. Here's a morning shot of them.

Tracy is down in the dumps today after a night of being sick. Probably nothing more than the usual intestinal transition process when moving to a new place. Tracy was awake much of the night and spent much of the morning sleeping. The kids and I remain fully healthy.

Mark and Catherine are doing really well with jetlag. In fact, neither seems to have it. I am still sleepy in the mornings and alert way past midnight. But, that will fade with time.

Catherine seems to have forgiven Tosca for biting her yesterday. Catherine was messing with Tosca when she was eating, and Tosca nipped Catherine ever so slightly. But, that was enough to provide loud howling and lots of tears. Lesson learned.

Then, late this afternoon, we went to Strand Beach. It's summer, so the water was warm and the air was hot. And, the beach is surprisingly close, about 15-20 minutes away. Pretty good.

--Matt