H in his new scrubs, lookin realll cute!

A cashew nut still connected to it's fruit yummy!

                                              

A view of diamond rock...stunning!

                                                   

Getting acquainted with the island

What a fantastic day H and I had yesterday. We picked up H's books and materials from the school and he got his scrubs! He tried them on and I dont think he wanted to take them off! They are really big on him but I couldn't help but have the biggest smile on my face everytime I looked at him. And you could tell that he was really proud to wear them! We then decided to take a hike down to the bottom of the island where the airport is. What a hike! It took us about 2 hours to get there and we saw 6 iguanas on our way down!!! Now this might sound stupid but I never really thought that they actually existed outside of zoos. They are really primitive and cool looking! There were 3 hanging out on some rocks and then we saw one that had been hit by a car on the side of the road so we got to poke it and take a good look at it. Their skin is beautiful. I wanted to take it home with me to make a wallet with it! Later on we bumped into another really big one with its tail bitten off that was hissing at H!! As we appoached the airport, we could hear really loud techno music coming from the airport bar! The whole ariport and bar is about the size of Robson Cactus Club!! We got down to the airport just 30 minutes prior to a plane landing so we had the opportunity to see it! I dont think I will ever take the plane from here! The runway looks like the game "flight control"! Anyone with an iphone will know what I'm talking about. One of the only beaches on the island is down by the airport. It has been quite windy lately so the waves were crashing into the rocks. The colours of the water are stunning! Because the island is an old volcano, the beach isn't your traditional white sand beach rather it is volcanic debris. They have built 3 little tidal pools so H went in to cool off. I was trying to impress him and check out the waves but I got a little too close and almost got wiped out by one!  He was not impressed! We hitched a ride back up and we ran out of gas about half way up!! Luckily we were able to hitch a ride with someone else after a short walk. The girl who was orginally driving us was so upset, not about her car, but about us having to walk! The worst part of the whole day is that we forgot our camera so we will have to do the same hike over again and hopefully we will see all the same things! I went in for my first day of work it was very different then the serving I am used to- much more chill and relax. I felt like I was a stress case worrying that I hadn't been to table within 2 minutes of them arriving but the Cactus standards are not the Caribbean standards!

Just finished watching the Royal wedding on TV- what a spectacle!!! Thank you for reading. Keep checking back for more Saba fun!

Saba from the boat ride over from St. Maarten

Our new neighbours! There are goats EVERYWHERE!

The red snapper we (Harris) made for dinner our first night

Our new home. The upstairs is our place and the downstairs is a sports bar!

Drinking rum punch in St. Maarten listening to steel drums

Lizards everywhere! So cute

Going for a walk around the island

H is front of his new school!

The local MAC in St. Maarten (A little different from the one I'm used to shopping at)

Waiting for a cab on Saba

More cute goats

On Saba!!

We have arrived on Saba! The island is amazing! We took a ferry over from St. Maarten which took about an hour and a half. We are at a temporary place wayyyy up on the mountain. The view is incredible- we can see all the surrounding islands from up here- St. Kitts, St. Eugustine and one other island. After we settled in, the housing agent gave us a tour of the island and dropped off some welcome baskets for us complete with food and information about the island. After that we headed over to Jobeans Glass Studio so I could meet Jo and take a look at her studio. She is fantastic and witty! What a perfect combo! haha After that we went to meet our landlord who met us with a Saban delicatessen made with pumpkin and squash and raisins. She took us to see the place we will be renting as of May 1st and its perfect! It's 3 bedrooms and one bathroom. We will turn one room into a office/painting studio and the 3rd room is free for anyone who would like to come visit!! The place is right in the middle of downtown. Now dont get too excited- downtown is about one square block with a couple restaurants and a couple stores. It does happen to be right above a sports bar so H is in heaven! When we got home our neighbour (who happens to be H's biochem prof) came by and asked if we wanted fresh red snapper from the local fisher. So we made that for dinner! It was delicious but our first time cooking a whole fish. The fish's eyes popped out and some weird jelly started to pour out of them! Poor H offered to cook it up so I made some beans to go with it! I know I probably didn't make it sound appetizing but it was delicious! There really isn't much to do here at night so we stayed home and watched some tv and that was it. 

Today, we went for a walk around the island to see what's around and discovered that the island is full of really cute wild goats, lizards, roosters and the occasional cow. Everyone waves to each other and is really helpful and friendly. Hitchhiking is the norm here so you get to meet some fun people who are excited to give you advice on making it on the island. I gotta say it's kinda weird to listen to a white person talk with a Caribbean accent! I met the owner of one of the fine dining restaurants and she offered me a serving position so looks like I got sucked back in! haha They are only open for dinner and the couple who owns it is very nice so I'm happy! I went to check out the hotel where I applied for the receptionist position but it doesn't look like that will be happening right away if it does. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Anyways, I think that's all I have to say. I miss everyone back at home already but I am very excited to learn the way of life here. Hopefully, I will pick up some Caribbean expressions mon! haha