Sea, Surf & Service

 

You heard me - get out of town, Covid! I've been feeling sick since Sunday after church. Not super sick, but not great. It got continually worse, and then I felt like I was hit by a truck by Monday morning. When I noticed that my sense of smell was mostly gone, I realized it was probably covid. I could slightly smell the old jar of sauerkraut in our fridge, so that was the biggest giveaway to the possibility of covid vs. a cold. I felt like it could be a sinus infection. Sadly, I'm an old pro on those - tho' I was a bit worried...because of my sinus infection history, I generally need an antibiotic to take care of them. I don't have a doctor here and frankly, the medical care here scares me (thanks to our experiences with several missionaries and members). Anyway. I've been plowing through it. I had Elder Ridd run out on Monday to see if he could find any COVID tests, just in case. He went to about 6 stores and couldn't locate any. My cold got worse - including ...

Bonaire Day was held on September 6. It is an island-wide holiday, also known as Flag Day. It celebrates the traditional day that European explorers first arrived on the island. I convinced Elder Ridd to pop down to the town center at Wilhelmina Park to see some festivities. We walked around just after dinner, and saw some friends there before we went back home to make it in time for our Senior Missionary Zoom meeting (this is held each Wednesday night at 8pm).  There were lots of food + drink booths at the park, along with singing and dancing groups. There were also some booths were people sold souvenirs -jewelry, etc.   We were able to see our friend Melodie all dressed up in her dance outfit. She is in a Peruvian dance group. She looked so festive! Sadly we didn't get to see her dance.  All the major places in town - especially government buildings, were closed today. All week long, we saw many people with flags all over their cars and trucks, honoring the Bonaire...