Lupita Island’s first visitors

Chris’ sister, Amelia and her husband, Erik, have just spent 10 days with us on Lupita. They are the first visitors that we have had staying with us and it was great fun to be able to show them what we have been doing here.

Bartholomew has been a regular visitor to our compound and Erik and Amelia were able to see him up close and personal. They stayed in the Managers House which is not quite finished but at least they had a roof over their heads, a flush toilet, working shower and hand basin. On two mornings Bartholomew was found sitting just next to the patio area outside the main bedroom where Erik and Amelia were sleeping. At this stage only one door had been hung leading into this bedroom so they were able to lie in bed and watch Bartholomew as he investigated our guests.

Erik and Amelia were also here when we were stranded on the Island for 2 days. We played loads of Scrabble and read while waiting for the winds to die down so that the “Tumbo” could come across to fix our boat. But more about this is the story below.

No holiday would be complete without a snake or two in your room. On the morning that they left, Erik and Amelia found a baby snake curled up in a small hole beneath the floorboards leading to the bathroom. Thank goodness Erik had looked where he was going when he went to the bathroom that morning. Boy did they need that first cup of coffee!