I know I haven't been productive for a while when I have trouble remembering my password to get into the blog!! Ooops. Sorry.
We have been settling into life in St Lucia. Its hot but I don't think its as hot as Barbados, the sand is not as white and the water is not as warm. But hey, its 30 degrees here and it was 4 degrees in Christchurch yesterday so, whatever!!!
Simon has got himself a nasty ear infection so he's miserable - but mostly about the $200 housecall it cost to get the doctor and some drugs for it. What a rip.
But the drugs are funny, and match the pigeon English/French they speak here. The antibiotics are called "Curem" which I hope they do!!!!
We're at training right now, one day out from the game. I actually spent all of Tuesday by the pool, which was nice. I read a whole book and didn't really think about cricket at all.
But speaking of cricket, I'll be making my debut as the Reuters TV cricket correspondent after tomorrows game. My TV news debut as well I suppose that means. How frightening. It will end up somewhere on the internet so I'll find a link and post it here it its any good. If I'm rubbish, you won't be hearing about it.
We are based near the town Gros Islet which has a sister township of Rodney Bay. Its sort of like Tairua and Pauanui, in that there is a little channel of water you can cross to get from one to the other, or drive around. Rodney Bay is where all the fancy resorts and tourist-targeting restuarants are, Gros Islet is a narrow-street township of tiny wooden houses and dodgy looking bars. I will post some pictures later.
Gros Islet is wher it all happens n a Friday night. They shut off the streets for "Jump-Up Friday" which means dancing, eating and drinking in the street. Apparently during the cricket the Jump Ups happen almost every night so we're going to so along on Saturday for a look.
Rodney Bay (it even sounds posher!) is sooooo British. A walk down the beach is like a walk in Blackpool. But hotter. Hundreds of Poms lined up on beach chairs side by side with not more than 10cms between them.
No vendors or hawkers are allowed on the beach so one entreprenutial chap has a boat that he floats up near the water line selling everything from fresh fruit to british flags. He makes a killing as all the fat Brits waddle down to get their goodies.
Anyway, should do some work. Hope everyone is well there, despite the arrival of winter!!!!
