I know that when we travel things aren’t going to be like they are back home, I accept that and actually relish the change.  That is in most situations.  One that I have found to be rather humorous is how we are so used to having plug ins all over, ready to take on the electrical world we live in.  Now I am sitting at the snack bar in the condo we have rented and realizing that we are truly used to many, many plug ins and how it is something I will certainly keep in mind whenever we buy someplace overseas. (or next door to us in Mexico). 

There are two, count them 2, plug ins in the kitchen of this condo and none on the other walls other than behind the TV and one for the lamps.  Of course there is one for the refrigerator but you can’t get to that one either.  When you have 2 computers, router, coffee pot, crock pot, toaster, 2 phones to charge and the phone for the condo you just don’t have enough plug ins to accommodate them all.  So, it’s unplug one thing to plug in another, then unplug that one to plug in another and so on.  It has almost become a game to see if we can really accomplish all that we want with just two plug ins!

Seriously it has shown me that we are as dependent on electricity as we hear about on the news.  Going back to the days when we didn’t have all the electrical items we have today isn’t an option that I relish.  My gosh, do I really want to give up my computer (NOT), do I want my phone to die? (NOT), how about the roast for lunch that I put on last night in the crockpot to make sandwiches.  I supposed I could have done that in the oven but the crock pot is just so handy.  Coffee, that requires something to be unplugged so that it can be made.  No longer is the thought of making it on the stove even something we consider.

It’s working, it’s just a ring around the rosy kind of morning.  Coffee is done so I’ll unplug that and plug the crock pot back in.  When I want another cup of coffee it will go into the microwave to be heated up.

The view off the balcony is stunning, the water is smooth as glass and there is no wind (which is good because otherwise it would be really cold).  The sun is just coming up so the sky is pink and gold, just beautiful.  The night before last the sunset was a swirl of color, white from the wispy clouds, pink and blue along with the darkness of night slipping in.  If an artist could actually have captured it they could have made a fortune I think.

A trip into town yesterday was truly enjoyable.  We went to Rosy’s for lunch and then walked along the sidewalk visiting some of the shops that have curio’s for sale.  I told Greg that somethings haven’t changed since we used to go visit Mom and go to Mexico.  I think a lot of the items are the same ones that they had over 20 years ago in those shops.  Nothing I noticed that was locally made, most were imports from China, and other places.  Isn’t that sad?  It would be great to see things made in the country you are visiting, but then it’s the same in the USA, made someplace else and shipped in.

Time to go watch the sunrise and drink the coffee I got made.  Ahh, the life on holiday!