Where'd the Ladder Go!?

Thursday we were finally able to finish the garage roof! The weather cooperated, for the most part, and we were done by about 3:30. There are still some screw holes in the sheet metal that need to be caulked, but that is a 2 hour job at most. I am not sure if there is anything else left to finish on the rest, but if there is, it cannot be very much. In the morning while we were working, the most exciting thing to happen yet occurred, but not in a good way. While I was painting over some welds in the roof framing, the ladder fell out from under me. Luckily, I had my arm wrapped over one of the main beams, so I was just left swinging there like a monkey, paint still in hand. All I had to do was set that down and grab on with the free hand, and I dropped down. Fun stuff. After we finished with the roof, I had a little bit of time before leaving for the SCORE House, and was able to chat with my brother one last time before he leaves for OCS (“Salute to a Future Marine”). One change-up from the normal evening routine was that the new group that came in, and is staying at the House, had dinner there. This was the first time we have done that since I have been here. It was actually more of a challenge to do than I thought it would be. There are about 20 people in this group and we brought all of the food over from the Villa in to-go containers. That worked well, but once everyone started eating, it turned into a bit of a mad house. After dinner, Manolo was checking out some electrical issues and turned the breaker for the whole house off and on real quick, which elicited some screams, which I thought was funny.

By the way, if you want to have some of the best pineapple in the world, you need to come to Costa Rica. Or, you can buy a Del Monte, which is exported straight from here. Mihai bought some a few days ago straight from the plantation, and they are awesome!