So we came to our senses a bit and realized that growing old and decrepit in the remote jungle, without mod cons or cell phone service, wasn't the greatest idea. Wouldn't a pied a terre, a wee little town place, be just the ticket? That way we can enjoy Hanna's, The Wild Side Cafe, and Cafe del Sol, friends, banks, yogurt from Celina's, electricity and water to our heart's content, and visit Bitter Jackass for fun, art, fruit and recreation. The money is being borrowed and we have found a perfect spot 150 yards from the town center with a shack, seven fruit trees, and sloping yard down to a creek. From the top of the driveway is a divine view of the valley. You're all invited to stay once we have painted the plywood a different shade of lurid green. When finances eventually allow, we'll knock down the shack and build a dream home tall enough to look over the trees, and with indoor plumbing.

Philip was on site August 28-September 4, 2004 to check up on Roy's magnificent clearing operations. The current driveway, it turns out, is underwater part of the year, so Roy is making a new driveway, through a stand of mahogany trees. Fruit trees are being planted around the perimeter of the home area and the lake is looking super.

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