Settling into Island Life

Hello Everyone,



I have finally gotten this blog thing under control, so there will be regular posts and hopefully photos!
The photo that I was able to upload on the right is our house. We have a nice two bedroom, one and half bath, spacious living area and okay size kitchen. The big issue with these houses here is the mold, as I'm sure I've already told you all before. Kevin and I sprayed our first can of Lysol into the AC unit yesterday, the whole house smelled like Lysol for the entire day. The purpose of this is to kill the mold that may be growing in the AC vents throughout the house. We also have two dehumidifiers going to help control the mold, so far so good!
Kevin is busy at work, lots of crazy things going on that he gets the privilege of addressing! I am "busy" being island "fluff". "Fluff" is the term for island spouses who do not work. There is a good percentage of island fluff, of course most are retirement age! I spend my days going to the pool, working out, playing golf, and will soon start doing pottery, stained glass and playing softball on Kevin's work team. It is good for now, but I don't know if I can keep that up for another 23months! There are a few job prospects, so well see how that all goes.
So, what have we been doing for the past month??? We have been snorkeling, which is pretty cool out here, although I am more focused on staying away from the coral than really enjoying the colorful fishes. We went snorkeling the other day in the Pacific Ocean, there are these cut out areas, "pools", in the ocean created by the Japanese and American Military during WWII.















As we were snorkeling around we came across a shark...well, I didn't, one of the more experienced snorklers/divers saw it and told us all to turn around and get out. He told us the shark had gotten caught in the "pool" when the tide went out and had to wait until the tide came back in to get out into deeper water. There are a series of these "pools" in the ocean, so we just went to another one and snorkeled around for a bit longer. I am going to take some photos of these "pools" today and will post them so you can see what I am writing about.
I have been playing golf, working on that horrendous putting game of mine! My favorite thing to do though is go out to the swimming pool and lay out in the sun with a book. There is an area behind the pool where there are beach chairs and it overlooks the ocean. It is very relaxing, of course I do have to watch out for that skin cancer thing!
Kevin and I have been to various people's houses for dinner. That is a very popular thing to do here, potlucks. They have all been great. People out here do know how to cook. We had sushi the other night, fresh caught Yellow Fin Tuna and some Mahi-Mahi. It was delicious, I know my dad would have really enjoyed it! :) Our neighbor is originally from Hawaii, but has been on this island for 43 years. He knows how to make some very yummy sushi mi, I didn't think I would enjoy it, but it was really tasty! I have been experimenting with various recipes as well, since I have the time now!
We hope everyone is doing well back in the States! More fun life on Kwaj info to come.


Have a great day!