tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post7344427707394178099..comments2024-03-15T04:32:47.445-04:00Comments on 2 Gringos in the Caribbean: Flotsam, Timbers and TermitesLa Gringahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00373488986584175930noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-68882054825936688122013-03-25T08:06:53.038-04:002013-03-25T08:06:53.038-04:00Thank you. It's really cool to get a nice com...Thank you. It's really cool to get a nice comment like that on an earlier post. <br /><br />As for the 'all caught up' comment, we might be able to change that a little. Other readers have mentioned that they'd like to see more frequent updates.<br /><br />La Gringa thinks it would be an improvement if we went to something like a half dozen photos per post, but posted much more Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-71451141604136534252013-03-24T23:30:12.599-04:002013-03-24T23:30:12.599-04:00From Ontario, Canada
I have been reading for week...From Ontario, Canada<br /><br />I have been reading for weeks. And I dread when I will be all caught up<br /><br />Your adventures have become mine. Thank you so very muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-61232108051347822232011-12-01T06:41:56.514-05:002011-12-01T06:41:56.514-05:00Thank you for the kind words. I admit to being so...Thank you for the kind words. I admit to being somewhat surprised that this blog has gone on this long. It's an easy hobby, and I suppose that as long as people want to keep looking at the images, we will keep posting them. We'll keep taking the photos, anyway, and it's nice that someone gets some enjoyment out of them.<br /><br />The snowstorm in Colorado was a complete shock to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-22599385100922574742011-11-29T11:58:57.435-05:002011-11-29T11:58:57.435-05:00Coming out of the woodwork to tell you that I real...Coming out of the woodwork to tell you that I really enjoy your posts. You have a fun way of relating your travels and discoveries. Your pictures are mesmerizing(ly) beautiful. You're a natural and realistic tour guide! Each post takes me on a trip I could take in real time. That photo of winter was like seeing a nasty bruise or an awful wreck! What a contrast to the water and sky you captureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-42579355434465099452011-11-21T11:08:00.370-05:002011-11-21T11:08:00.370-05:00Oh I can imagine. We specified all pressure treat...Oh I can imagine. We specified all pressure treated wood or termite resistant in the house. But nobody thought of such things as crown molding and the pre-hung door frames. Termites got in and devoured them. We never knew a thing until they started coming through the paint. <br /><br />I spray about 2 gallons of insecticide around the house every few weeks. We have cans of spray for variousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-19782077244028959522011-11-21T09:16:50.853-05:002011-11-21T09:16:50.853-05:00Twelve years ago, after buying our house on Provo,...Twelve years ago, after buying our house on Provo, I innocently collected a piece of broken pallet off the beach. I lived to regret it - we had termites everywhere. No joke in one of the original, wooden island houses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-46075088779528276172011-11-20T12:28:47.901-05:002011-11-20T12:28:47.901-05:00I think you've probably recognized the truth o...I think you've probably recognized the truth of the matter for most people. The labor, parts and logistics costs of maintaining a residence and vehicles here are much different than they are in places like the USA, England, Canada, Australia, etc. Most people really wouldn't enjoy living here for long, unless they like those kinds of challenges. Something else always seems to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-12179845972700526132011-11-20T09:31:26.166-05:002011-11-20T09:31:26.166-05:00Thank you for this post! It reminds me why I'...Thank you for this post! It reminds me why I'll never be able to live there. No DIY skills! Your October post was so beautiful it made me forget about that! Keep up the great posts! Love everything you write about!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-65823266370455699572011-11-18T16:09:21.174-05:002011-11-18T16:09:21.174-05:00Hey Guys!! Was wondering what had happened to you....Hey Guys!! Was wondering what had happened to you...:) Thanks for the pic of the house- it looks GREAT. I'll forward the link to the resident of said house, who is there right now. The bit of land behind her place, in your pic, along the lake shore, is ours and we're pining to see it again in person, soon.<br /><br />West Caicos looks amazing. I still can't figure out why it's notCaitlynhttp://www.flamingoharp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-22431424426615990282011-11-18T09:20:56.736-05:002011-11-18T09:20:56.736-05:00We lived next to a lake in the US when Dooley was ...We lived next to a lake in the US when Dooley was a pup. He would cross the street to stay AWAY from that fresh water lake. We were amazed when we brought him to the beach here for the first time and he waded in after us. It is pretty nice water here. <br /><br />I didn't spot the object on the rocks, but then I'm red/green colorblind to a large extent. If it's still there on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-78870772292079735832011-11-18T02:57:41.300-05:002011-11-18T02:57:41.300-05:00The water is out of control around the island. Unr...The water is out of control around the island. Unreal. I wonder because it is so inviting that's why Dooley takes to it so easily? Have you ever been in dark or murky water with him and what is his reaction?<br /><br />Immediately in the picture of Dooley standing guard at the bow as you approach the cove, there's a read marking at his 1 o'clock on the rocks. I zoomed in on it from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-30470768774715437262011-11-17T18:14:10.936-05:002011-11-17T18:14:10.936-05:00Heh heh, cracking post; something for (almost) eve...Heh heh, cracking post; something for (almost) everyone.<br /> <br />And that second to last picture is a winner!Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598457321071758886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-24900598138150663662011-11-17T02:56:02.223-05:002011-11-17T02:56:02.223-05:00There are people to hire, of course. The problem i...There are people to hire, of course. The problem is that there is essentially no licensing or accountability. If one wants to put a sign on one's truck that states one is a Master Electrician, or Certified Plumber, or Grand Poobah of the Western Hemisphere well...nobody here will tell him he can't do it.<br />The long term expats we've met living here who are not handy tend to find Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-41197347579954560012011-11-16T22:24:30.234-05:002011-11-16T22:24:30.234-05:00termites suck and you covered in lime dust hahahah...termites suck and you covered in lime dust hahahaha love ya -J-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-74655058128203346622011-11-16T20:12:52.263-05:002011-11-16T20:12:52.263-05:00Gringos.....truely an 'epic' post...& ...Gringos.....truely an 'epic' post...& just in the nick of time.<br />I NEEDED a post "fix"...been a while so figured yall must be away...anyway glad your back.<br /><br />The boat ride back from West looked so calm...bet it felt good to let that baby fly accross the water....Loved Gringas song selection to that one..<br /><br />Hard to believe those termites....man, really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025068942489566045.post-63553238310355781422011-11-16T16:21:38.029-05:002011-11-16T16:21:38.029-05:00Wonderful post! The water along West Caicos is soo...Wonderful post! The water along West Caicos is sooo clear -- and the deserted beaches look sooo inviting even if they are a bit trash-strewn.<br /><br />Congrats on your resourceful, inventive DIY rescue of the paint sprayer. How do homeowners survive there if they are not DIY types? Are there people to hire who can fix virtually anything?jschieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071481756313076150noreply@blogger.com