More Wilma.

Well, quite an exciting week.

I'll put some pictures up shortly.

Yesterday, the power come on along Washington and Collins ave on the beach. There happens to be a gas station there so I got up early and arrived about 745am at what I thought would be ahead of the crowd that would be waiting in line for the gas. I had to wait around the block and took about 3 hours to get gas and we were only allowed to buy $25 worth. By the time I was done the gas line went around the block and several blocks down Washington.

This morning the other two gas stations came on line and as I was leaving for woek the lines were already starting to form.

Regions offered up to 6 gallons of free gas that was distributed at work via the tanks on the property as well as 5 gallons of drinking water, ice and other items.

With the power now running at the beach and us supplied we'll have enough to get about another 5 days or so. Still need that gas though. There are gas tankers in harbours, but no power to get the gas off of the boats to the stations. FPL has bade that a priority.

What was most upsetting when the power was out was all the cubans barking at each other. They don't seem to have any concept of a "soft voice". Everything must be done loudly. Veronique says that they have diaerra mouth because it never stops running.

And through all of this Veronique still managed to whip up some amazing meals. I don't know how she does it!

Really.

She even made Rice Pudding !! How 'bout that!