We had a really pleasant, light dinner with Chad and Devon last night- grilled chicken and grilled eggplant, tomato, bell peppers and squash. Sure is easy to clean up the kitchen after everything gets cooked outside.

It seems that the Gale Force winds have backed off to a pleasantly cool gentle breeze, which is a nice change. We have heard stories about trees down on the highways, rooftops peeled back, and more than 50 power poles knocked down (countrywide) yet here at Casa Broyles the damage seems limited to my banana trees and some worn-out looking palm trees.

As the winds had died back enough, we opted to have another backyard campout. Going to sleep under the stars within an easy walk to all the comforts of home is great. I'm trying to come up with an upstairs outdoor sleeping solution, but it may turn out that the tent is easier, cheaper, and we've already got it. All of those are pretty convincing factors right now.

Caly seems to like it too- as we put the tent up she was right there at the door wagging her tail waiting to go to bed and as soon as she got up in the morning she spent a few minutes rolling around on the lawn, looking about as happy as happy can be.

Labels: camping, dog, tamarindo, weather