This afternoon, we take delivery of another big container of furniture, etc. More and more enquiries to deal with each day – it looks like Christmas may already be pretty full!

We are not taking photos now (for publication) until completion as all the items currently being done are the finishing ones and we’d like to keep them under wraps until everything is ready.  See you soon at Swell

Some strong wind came from nowhere yesterday – we both went out.  Me on a directional board and a 9m kite – should have taken a 7 as I was hanging on for dear life and Jim went windsurfing.

The kiter doing the board-off transition in the photo is one of  the world’s top riders.  Jan Marco Riveras is from Cabarete and one of the nicest people living in the town, modest and kind. 

After almost 5 hours of back-breaking and sweaty work, we had unloaded 4 very large pallets of items and checked the contents of 22 more boxes.  Driving backwards and forwards between Ocean One and Swell we have stored many of the items in the garage of a good friend of mine who was kind enough to offer (thanks Claire).

Nest Tuesday, I am told that the rest of our shipment will arrive.

Things are moving very quickly at the camp now; there’s a team of 25 or more people working there on electrics, plastering, etc.  We are always impressed by how hard working the Haitian men are – they are mixing cement by hand all day long.   It’s amazing; standing right in the sunshine and bending for hours on end.  Right now, the air temperature is around 100 degrees – we don’t know how they do that and stay so cheerful.; respect.

Thanks Hurricane Bill for the following waves (it’s like Winter!!)

The season is exciting as right now, we have a HUGE swell that Bill is making; the waves on the reef are 10′ + and even the shore break was littered with surfers this afternoon at 6′+

A little rain and a lot of cloud was the worst we faced; fearless Dominicans take to the water in their droves when the conditions are extraordinary – nothing gets their heart pumping like a little danger from the huge breaking waves; it’s so entertaining to watch.