What do you do in Bocas del Toro when …

… you receive an unexpected shipment from UPS?

1. Lay sideways on the head?
2. Hold a flashlight?
3. Pull a wire?

Answer - All of the above because your first Interlude project is installing that UPS package (reinstalling two of the three Auto Helm components).

… it’s Tuesday?

1. Go to a store that sells plums?
2. Go to a store that sells kiwi?
3. Go to a store that sells pineapple?
4. Go to a store that sells broccoli?
5. Go to a store that sells onions?

Answer - All of the above and more because apparently each store in Bocas is only allowed to sell one type of fruit or vegetable.

… you receive 12” of rain in 3 days?

1. Play a game (or 15) of Farkle?

2. Play 5 games of Sequence.
3. Put on your raincoat and work on your blisters by wearing new Crocs on a 20 mile walk.

4. Carve a Calabash.

5. Do boat work (there’s always more boat work).

Answer - All of the above – see newly designed and constructed Farkle table.

… you wake up and you can’t move?

1. Get a massage.
2. Get a massage.
3. Get a massage.

Answer - All of the above – definitely.

… you see a sign for surf lessons?

1. Don’t take them – listen to your better judgment.
2. Take them - after all your 50+ year mind isn’t really thinking of the impact on your 50+ year old body.

Answer - You take them! I had more fun than I’ve had since snorkeling with the whales in Grand Turk and neither Cheryl nor I could stop smiling. However, we both need massages tomorrow.

… you hear Bocus Days starts today?

1. Go and immerse yourself in the fun, frivolity and frolic that is Bocus Days.
2. Pretend it’s Tuesday and provision so you don’t have to go into town.

Answer – Who knew there could be two Tuesdays in a week?

… you realize your time on the boat has “sailed by?”

1. Sing sadly and walk slowly.
2. Figure out the time and place of your next Interlude adventure.

Answer - Jim and I will be joining Interlude for the run through the Panama Canal. The boat did not sail this week and Trouble, the dingy was only in the water once so the “sailing by” portion is a figure of speech!

As always, thanks to Cheryl, a good friend for hosting me on Interlude in Bocas del Toro while Karen visits friends and family in Canada!

Deb