Boiling Point
This past weekend was quite interesting for us. On Saturday evening, we found out that our area had a boil water alert, which basically means that all drinking/cooking water must be boiled first before use because it may be contaminated. Apparently, a 10 ft. water pipe had burst, dumping millions of gallons into the river and water was now being sent to us via reservoirs and lakes. Yum. Did anyone order amoebic dysentery? People around here went a little crazy and of course, bottled water sold out at the local stores in record time. Today, we are still currently under the boil alert, lucky to be ALIVE, but it really hasn’t been that bad. Most of yesterday was spent in our steamy kitchen, with a hot pot on the stove, so we currently have several gallons of the wet stuff ready for safe use.
On Saturday, before we found out about our crazy water issues, we spent some time at the ocean and exploring some of our town. Here is a photo of our house…
Just kidding. This house was close to where we were hanging out. The lucky souls that live there have a fabulous view of the water. I wonder how much that nice view cost them?
Pinky had a great time checking out the snails that were stuck on this rock while the tide was still out. She would search for the ones that were moving and then guess which ones were “going to win the race.”
We also made up a scavenger hunt type game and found several other salt water treasures. The seaweed and barnacles on this rock were pretty cool looking. I kept half expecting the pods on the seaweed to pop open and for some weird little creature to crawl out. That would have been freaky.
Fish bones.
White snail with a crazy headdress.
Huge crab claw piece.
And after all of that, she was certainly happy. So happy that all she could do was smile this dorky smile. Which made me smile an even bigger dorky smile.
After we finished there, we headed to town to walk around and check out some of the local shops. I took a few photos along the way, but was pretty preoccupied with the fact that it was very hot out, especially underneath my fleece shirt.
