Now that scrapbook would be fun to see. Pictures do bring back loads of memories, things which we so often forget about. Yukk, cockroaches, one insect that I can't stand. Mike sprays the outside of the house on a regular basis and within a few days they are inside, but barely moving. At that point, they are easy to pick up with a paper towel, crush and discard. The only time we see them inside is after he sprays, thank goodness. Kay In a message dated 01/15/10 13:44:10 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Yes, Kay, that was one trip which I really enjoyed. We were both burnt out from working & we had gone to the travel agent with the request that they find us some place where we could just go & relax. We took Buffalo Air out of Chicago & that in itself was an experience. Somebody's back of their seat fell off half-way through the flight. Actually, once we got into Miami..it took a very short time for us to get there. Before they would let us deplane, they fumigated the whole plane & any luggage which people had on board with them. (We understood why they did that because when we went into town in the AM...people would have big slabs of fish & other fresh foods out for sale & not one fly or insect was around them.) We found out after we had been there for a few days that this island had very few tourists on it. The most these people saw of tourists was when people came off of ships which would dock at their ports for a few hours. There was only about 2-3 hotels on the island. I went looking for souvenirs & there were very few. I couldn't even find any postcards to send home. I finally found a really nice picture which was hand painted by an artist on the island. I bought that & brought it home & had it framed. We also visited a liquor factory on the island. That was the day that Paul & I had gotten too much sun (we had only stayed out 10 longer minutes than we usually did...but Curacao is right on the Equator. (The temps range from 82-83 degrees but there is a constant breeze, so you never feel the heat.) That day, we had taken a tour bus to go to the liquor factory. I was wearing a dress & Paul had on bermudas. We were fine when we were inside the bus...but the minute we would take a step off of the bus, the heat would hit us & we really felt our sunburn. We were suppose to go to a buffet that night..but we both stayed in our room. We were both so burned the we figured our vacation was over...plus, we couldn't even cover ourselves with a sheet. All of a sudden I got the bright idea that I had brought an after sun treatment that was mainly Aloe Vera. We got up & put that all over ourselves. The next day we were fine. We were on the island for 2 weeks. We did nothing but just relax. We met a couple of nurses from MN who taught us how to make our waste basket into a refrigerator. So when we were in town, we would pick up fresh cheese, something to drink & maybe some crackers. Then at night we would sit out on our patio & relax some more. One night Paul noticed that the leaves were 'moving' around us. He mentioned it to me, but I didn't see it. Later he told me that he had seen some cock roaches the size of larges leaves moving around us. I'm just as glad that I never saw that. I'm surprised that the roaches ended up at the hotel...but I guess the people did bring things that to their rooms...like we did. We had a complete album of when we were on that island. ~J in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:24 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > Jen, sounds as though you really enjoyed your trip. It is great to learn > about other life styles and meet people from other countries. Kay > > > > In a message dated 01/14/10 22:26:07 Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Yes, I certainly do agree with Kay & Paula. I think once you see how > other > people live in different countries..even on other islands, you realize how > wonderful our country is!! > > When we were in Curacao (sp) all the homes there had fences around them. > I > guess neighbors would steal from each other. The people there really had > a > rough time of it. We were told to always wear nice clothes when we went > into Willemstad to shop. The natives on the islands didn't want to see us > in shorts of bermudas, They wanted us to dress up in dresses & things > which > made the women look nice. I had brought clothes that I could wear on the > island. The island is owned by the Dutch & the first thing I expected to > see Blond, Blue-eyed men & women there. Instead there were all very > beautiful black people. They were so slow in doing things & it's almost a > charm that they exhibit Paul & I decided to stop at a KFC for a bite to > eat. I had on a sundress & sandles. The woman who was working at KFC > looked as though she was going to church. High spike heels, a beautiful > dress. She was clean & you could tell that she took care of herself. The > people on this island were some of the most hospitable group I have met in > a > very long time. I remember one day we ended up in this French Restaurant. > We kept seeing girls going up & down stairs which lead in to the building. > It turned out that their building was a brothel. The people over there > called those places "Happy Houses". > Before we left our hotel, my husband gave the maid who had done such a > nice > job of keeping our beds changed & made up every day. Plus, if we asked > her > for something..we found it waiting for us when we got back to our rooms. > He > gave the maid $10.00 & she started crying. I guess that was a fortune to > her. > > ~J in AZ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "*paula*" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 5:30 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > >> Hi Kay and all.... I'm warm but the snow is up over the tops of my boots! >> I never crossed the big water - was always too afraid of that long of a >> flight - but I had always dreamed of going to Africa. My travels took me >> to the south = down as far as the Panama Canal (by merchant ship). We >> sure >> do have it wonderful in the good ole U.S. of A. ;I've really enjoyed >> reading all the adventures y'all have had. >> >> xoxoxo >> ~~~: ) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jkaywojack" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 2:03:53 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. >> >> Hi freckle toes, missed your chats, glad to see you back. Are you keeping >> warm in cornpone, IN? >> >> That potty experience in Mexico is one that I could certainly do without. >> We just don't have any idea how fortunate we are in this country until >> you >> hear about how the rest of the world lives. >> >> Kay >> >> >> >> In a message dated 01/14/10 08:46:06 Central Standard Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> brought >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message