no internet connection = grrrrrr

It's been a long time... we moved, I got a new job, and lots of other blog-worthy stuff. But we still don't have internet at home. It's Samoa. Life is slooooow here. For the most part, I like it. But I'm kind of addicted to the internet so I'm not too fond of this slowness. After many conversations of one company not having coverage at our new location (seriously? the island is less than 55 square miles and probably less than 1/2 is populated. is it that hard to cover?) and the other company not having modems or possibly having modems but not being sure (hard to check. I understand), I just paid and I'm waiting and hoping that eventually, in the next decade or so, a modem will find its way to the island and then to my house and then I can blog again.

But while I'm posting, the new house is great. We have a resident crab in the bathroom. Not a hermit crab, a "eats the gunk on the bathroom floor" crab. I don't have picture proof. He's camera shy. But I do have picture proof of the beautiful view! It will make you all want to visit!

This weekend we went to Tisa's. It was one of those beautiful days when the water is calm and the snorkeling is gorgeous. Our friend Matt was getting a traditional tattoo up at the bar, we were watching the whales out in the distance, and we ended the day with pina coladas made with fresh coconut cream. It was one of those days when I couldn't help but wonder how I lucked into the island life.

Last weekend, Clif and I went diving in Fagatele Bay with a group of friends. The water was clear and beautiful, although murky for Fagatele. We saw tons of giant clams. The best thing about this dive trip didn't happen on the dive though. During our surface interval on the boat we saw a pod of spinner dolphins and two humpbacks! One didn't come out of the water, but we saw its back and its spout. The other one (a smallish one) breached over and over, slapped its tail on the water, and just generally showed off for us. It was incredible! Until then, the coolest thing I'd seen in the ocean was a Tahitian ray. The humpbacks definitely outdid that.

Just so you don't think that life is all too perfect in paradise, Clif has dengue fever. He'll be fine since it's generally only fatal to people who are very old or very young, but the kids and I are dousing ourselves in deet and hoping that any mosquitos that get to him, don't find us.

I think that's about it for now, hopefully we'll have internet sometime soon and we can post more regularly!