Happy Thanksgiving Bermuda Style

Today fell short of a vacation by a long shot. All three of us carried every thread of wet clothing, bedding, etc., to the Laundromat. Because of the shortage of fresh water on the island, everyone goes out to do their laundry and it’s quite a social event rather than a chore. However, it was a chore to me.

With the laundry done, we took a vote and we all won. It was time for beers. While we were drinking our drinks a guy came along who owns a bakery and he began to throw big wads of bread at us. He was either a very good or a very bad throw because he missed us by inches, and the bread landed in the water just outside the balcony gate. I thought he was pretty dumb, because the birds were gathering at his feet and they weren’t much interested in diving into the water for a few crumbs. What happened next, I have never seen in my life. The fish came out of nowhere! There were needle fish, gold fish, yellow striped fish, blow fish, and other fish that looked familiar. They were jumping right out of the water to get the bread. The man had thrown the bread in our direction so that we could see this magnificent display of fish. I guess he wasn’t so dumb after all!

Tonight Mack thought he would install the BBQ. He made a few small mistakes, but after a while he had the thing ready to turn on. First thing, he turned on the propane. Then he clicked the electric start seven or eight times. By the time he hit the switch for the tenth time, and with all the propane that had already built up inside the BBQ, there was a huge SWOOOOSH, and blue flames billowed from under and at the sides of the BBQ. I apologize, but I laughed so hard I thought the top of my head was going to pop off. Allan asked Mack if he still had his eye brows, and Mack casually informed us that the electric starter switch worked well. I still laugh when I see that picture in my head.

We had unexpected visitors this evening and by the time he left, it was getting too late to flash up the BBQ again, plus run the risk of Mack losing more of his eye-brows and nose hairs. So, since today was Bermuda’s Thanksgiving Day we went to a nice place for turkey dinner, kind of. It wasn’t real turkey, the gravy was tomato base, and the potatoes were scalloped. It was good; however, but we have to stop eating out. Tomorrow I am hitting the kitchen and getting everything cleaned in there and put away. Next I have to make a proper bed to sleep in, and put my freshly laundered clothes away. It all sounds like a working vacation to me.

Happy Thanksgiving, we all have much to be thankful for.