Week 19 and 20: Nana and Papa visit!

Catamaran Tour

Ray –

This week we survived the visit of our loving grandparents. It was rough with all the hugs, but we (John and I) knew this was going to be the last time they will see us in the next 5 months. To share our love for the land we took them aboard a catamaran. While waiting for others to come along, surprisingly, no one else came, which left a quiet trip just for our pleasure. A ride of an hour and a quarter brought us to a remote beach, the same beach as our class went to. To John and my surprise, Nana snorkeled! She agreed without hesitating while Papa looked at her like she was crazy. John, being the scared baby he is, rode to the beach on a kayak. Below is a photo of John sipping a cold one before he sets out for the water.

John:

I liked seeing Nana and Papa and visiting their condo because we could play tennis and ping-pong at their place. I liked swimming in their pool and going down to their beach. There were over 100 stairs to walk down to get there! I also liked that they gave me one present a day for my birthday because they won’t be here for my real birthday. My favorite gift was my UV flashlight that I can use to see scorpians at night!

Mission: Visit as many beaches as possible in 10 days

We visited a number of beaches with Nana and Papa-most that fell within a 30 minute radius. I think my parents enjoyed themselves, but overall I think the temperatures were a bit too high! We visited Playa Portrero (my parents condo overlooked this harbor), Playa Flamingo, Playa Brasilito, Playa Conchal, Playa Grande and Playa Negra (a 45 min. drive). Otherwise, we just enjoyed being together and spending as much time relaxing as possible!

School visit:

In addition, Nana and Papa got to visit the boys’ school and meet a number of their teachers. I think they appreciated having a chance to talk to some of the teachers and get the feel of an “international” school. Fortunately, the school is very open to people visiting so we didn’t have to make any special arrangements. I told my dad that they have a part-time counseling position if he is interested! (Ray had exams so he only had a half day of classes which is why he is out of his uniform in this picture!)