November Rain...

A whole month has gone by since the last post and yet for some reason I still don't know what to write.  We have had visitors (Carrie's parents were out), and we spent a few days at the beach near Puerto Plata, at an all -inclusive.  This was Carrie's parents first time at this type of resort.  We really enjoyed watching the kids try out all the activities.  The best though was watching Ethan try to master the trapeze, which he did! 

Just before Carrie's parents left, we all drove out to the peninsula.  Las Terrenas is definitely one of our favorite spots.   Miles of empty beach with vast coconut palm forests.  The tourist trade is starting to boom here as well, but the roads and infrastructure are so bad that it slows the process down quite drastically.  We personally hope it stays that way, but of course it won't.  Terry and Jill and Jon and Rachel Sawyer joined our happy getaway, which brought the grand total of children up to 9!!!  Good times. 

But, we don't just play around here, we actually do some work as well.  I've been teaching Agricultural Science this semester and we've had some fun projects.  We have been growing and harvesting our own coffee beans.  We have them roasted  and bagged just down the road from the campus.   The students helped design the label and our finished product is actually quite good. 

We also bought a pregnant rabbit.  A few weeks after we got her she gave birth to 16 bunnies.  Sadly we are down to 11, but not bad.  (a decent litter is 6-8) They are very cute, and will eventually make a delicious stew!

This week it rained a lot and was really cold.  I know that sounds wimpy of us, but seriously we were very cold (Some more than the rest of us, not to mention any names).  The rain has now stopped, but the mornings and evenings are chilly. 

And on a final note, I had my second bike crash!  Note to self - when it is cold and damp in the DR, pavement with mold and mildew on it is like ice!  Warm ice, but still slippery.  Anyway I slid out and ended up against the barbed-wire fence on the other side of the road.  I got a few scratches, but my coat and pants got the worst of it!  Somehow I never had as much excitement on my morning commutes in Winkler!

That's all for now.