13 Mar, Tues

Tues, 13 Mar went to the Bakery again to have my Bacon Broccoli quiche before going to the Vet Clinic; that's a great quiche! the Vet had spent some time yesterday putting posters up all around the 'Campanado' (where a lot of the locals live) that today was a FREE Clinic to have your dogs and cats neutered .... they are REALLY trying to get these people to get their animals 'fixed' ..... unfortunately, not one showed up to take advantage of the service. there were still 5-6 surgeries today; but they were from other people who have moved to this island and are caring for their pets. ...nothing eventful happened there today .. and Gordo Gato was back at his home :( ...well good for him, but sad for me .... i'm happy to report on the starving dog from last week's Clinic. ....that day, they stopped to buy some dog food and took the dog to this really nice couple ... who are good at finding homes for strays ... they sat with him for about 2 hrs with his head in their lap ... then a friend showed up, conversations ensued ... and the guy said he'd been looking for a dog ... he took the dog food and the dog home ... and he's doing really good ! ::) happppy ending. ....the sad part is that a few days later i saw a brown dog in exactly the same condition ... there is so much of it here ..... i worked until about 12:40 when i left to get back in time for my meeting at the Whale Shark Office. the girls, and Jeff, and i spent quiet a while explaining our questions to the Manager ... and we hope she will get back to us soon with some answers. i've been wanting to kayak through the Lagoon and Mangroves to the other side of the island to Rock Harbor, where the snorkeling is supposed to be pretty good. but i was not successful in arranging this excursion last year and so far not this year either ..... i mentioned this to Jeff and he said he'd like to do that trip too. so, we decided to meet tomorrow morning and just do it ... i told him i'd get permission to use the kayaks . i stopped into the Dive Shop and was invited to join the group at the Bar-a-cuda Bar upstairs from the Whale Shark office for a BBQ tonight ... i went to the store and bought a pork chop steak and some zucchini and went to the Dive Master 'House' and helped Chad and Greg clean shrimp and cut up vegetables for dinner. ...this was a great fun evening with my fun diving friends. ...and probably the best meal i've had since i've been here. we had veggie kabobs with this great cheese that was soft on the inside and toasted on the outside, shrimp kabobs, beef and pork steaks, and chicken, rice, and a fresh salad. it was a really fun evening !