Still Not There ...

I spent the past couple of days at my friend’s condo on Captiva Island, FL. I used to go there every Labor Day weekend, but this is my first time since I began sponsoring with CI. The resort is sinfully luxurious. It costs more there to rent a waverunner for an hour than most of our kids’ families make in a month! Guests (who have already paid exorbitant rates to stay there) are also required to pay a $100+ fee just to use the pools and other resort facilities. I do without the extra stuff, of course. The only thing I miss is the Wi-Fi Internet, and I figured out a way to tap into their service for free.

At least the resort hasn’t yet found a way to slap a price tag on the wild dolphins. You can’t turn around in the waters of Captiva without running into a dolphin! When I looked out the condo window yesterday morning, there were three dolphins frolicking in the ocean outside. Two more showed up when my friend and I went down for our morning swim. Then we saw lots more when we went out for a boat ride in the early evening. Dolphins are cool.

Right now, I am on a bus traveling between Ft. Meyers and Miami Airport. Next stop – Honduras!

The twins (faternal, obviously) who rent the condo below my friend's every year. I've known them since they were two years old.

A dolphin jumps next to our boat

This bird flew south to start his winter vacation early!

Visit to Guatemala #1

Hello, sponsors of Odilia and Magda!

Soon, I will be in Antigua, Guatemala spending the day with our girls.

I've been staying at a resort in Orlando for the past week (Don't ask me why. It's complicated.). My friend and fellow CI sponsor, Sam, came down here to "play" for a few days. We went horseback riding, took a Segway tour, and snorkeled with manatees.

Now, I'm just sitting here with a poor Internet connection, killing time. I play bingo by the pool and make tye-dye shirts. Boring. Tomorrow, I will be joining another friend at another FL resort on Captiva Island. On Sunday night, I will FINALLY fly to Central America.

Bye until then ...
Mack