Karine gets back on the bike...

Just to share my elation with you that TODAY I managed to go for a short ride with another friend while the kids were taking their afternoon nap. Was great to feel the wind in the hair and the legs working........

Cute kids

Just wanted to share these pics of Tijs and Evie

A little trip to QLD....or Zamora

We decided to go away for the night last week to Zamora. At 500m (compared to 2100m in Loja) it is a balmy place to relax for a day, felt like we were in QLD! From Loja you go over the mountain range and then down, down, down. 

The place we stayed at had a great pool, plus a waterslide (bad mistake to take Evie on that, you live and learn), plus tropical birds wondering around. All that more than made up for the dysfunctional bathroom and salty food!

How to run a business - Step 1

Things are on the up and up, or so we thought. As the ankle started to get better, the doctor said it was time to get off the crutches and start doing exercises in some nice warm water. So the natural thing to do would be to return the crutches which are now not necessary. Mmmmm

As I drove down to the shop and walked in I was about to hand over the crutches when the lady operating the store said, have you got your receipt? I said, 'no, but here are the crutches'. 'Oh' she said, 'because I don't have enough money to return your deposit, don't be awful (no sea malito), come back tomorrow.'

Saying 'no sea malito' is quite a common saying. People use it when they are begging you to do something or as this case, when they don't have something they are supposed to have (in our opinion). 

So with two more visits so far, I still have a pair of crutches in the lounge room and will no doubt have them for a few more days. What a way to run a business!