The Blue Whale Dies.

The Blue Whale is dead! I CANNOT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO WRITE ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!! Wow. So, it's a funny story...

The Blue Whale has been under some major repairs and renovations for the past...9 months or so. But really more so in the past 2 months, because that's when I've had some money to make said repairs. The Highway and his buddy Fly decided they are capable men who were willing to undertake such a projects as trying to fix a 30 year old STATION WAGON. We are talking an old, old station wagon. The kind that weighs about 8 tons and is made entirely of steel.

In all honestly, The Blue Whale has technically been road ready for the 9 months --  meaning that I *could have* started it up and I *could have* driven it somewhere if need be. But it was just easier to drive The Highways car, as it is not 8 tons and doesn't take about 10 gallons of gas to drive a mile to the grocery store.

Some issues the Blue Whale had:

• In need of a new muffler
• some alleged collaborator problems
• could have used some new break pads

This last little gem is a little something we found out the hard way. Or, should I say The Highway found out the hard way. In this case, the "hard way" was rolling backwards in a 8 ton steel death trap car down a hill with a giant cliff at the bottom... The good news is that it turns out The Highway's time spent in the Army was good for one thing: it taught him the importance of the "tuck and roll" method of escape, which is what he needed to do as he was in the driver's seat of a car that was heading backwards off a cliff.


A vid of the tow-out:

* yes, I know the vid isn't working right now. No, I do not know how to fix it...

A pic to tide you over:

One of the greatest things about this car is I bet I could put the keys in the ignition and it would start right back up... INDESTRUCTIBLE, this thing! Also, please note the fence it torn down on it's way over.

Pictures fromThe Great Pincho Adventure (see previous post)

Here are a select few of the million or so pics from when my brother was visiting.


At Villa Cofresi drinking rum from coconuts:







The sunset at Calypso:


The beer cans wait while we go skinny dipping:


(this was a pre-skinny dip pic...yes indeed that is a shot of 151 *gag*burn*gag again*....)


mixing some beverages from the comfort of my lounge chair:




NOW....the moment you all have been waiting for....a PICTURE OF OLD BLUE (aka "Lucky", because dammit if that isn't exactly how i feel everytime it actually turns on) !!!!





....ain't she a beaut? Nick playing in the water

Nick picking oranges from the tree from the local kids and denting my hood :



At Tamboo:
Casa Vieja:
Calypso:


THE KITTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! looks a little angry here, but i think he's just high:


One for the grandkids:


The three amigos:

The two amigos with a new third amigo:

At playa Buye:


THERE YOU HAVE IT. All of these are horribly out of order, but I think it captures the essence of the trip better that way.