It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog so I can only apologise to those friends and family members we don’t get to see often - I’ve realised my blogging was far easier when I wasn’t required to spend a minimum of 7.5 hours each day in a cubicle! :)
I also have to apologise as the blog of late has been less about pretend farming and more a diary of our adventures away from the farm - growing as much as we can in our limited concrete jungle that is our home in Cayman and enjoying the experience of spending the winter away from the much colder temperatures of the “sunny Dordogne” that we’ve become so fond of (I’m not sure the blog will be as “sunny” if and when we have to spend our winters in France!).
And on the subject of adventures, I can report that Tony and I have safely returned from a long weekend in Honduras (www.lascascadaslodge.com) - the first time either of us have been there and we’ve both returned with great memories of a wonderful time spent in relative luxury in a little corner of the jungle.
The property is Las Cascadas (found at www.lascascadaslodge.com), a property of 100 acres with 4 waterfalls, and a couple of beautiful cabins nestled amongst lush greenery, although only an hour by plane from Cayman, seriously a world away. The photo above is of our “living room” area in our private cabin - the “Bejucco cabin” on the property, which boasts a stone bath, an outdoor shower and a canopy bed with a view of one of the waterfalls (photos below).
Whilst there, we made the most of our time without feeling as though we were always on the go (we both read a couple of books during our 4 day stay - an absolute treat) and went horseriding and also enjoyed a ziplining canopy tour which involves swinging through the jungle and across rivers (photos below).
This was a spectacular weekend away from our cubicles and although we’re both still so grateful for the opportunity to have cubicles to be gainfully employed in during these trying times, we also thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to sit back and soak up the atmosphere of the jungle whilst being waited on hand and foot by an excellent staff who really were on hand to ensure we wanted for nothing from pina coladas made from fresh pineapples grown locally to local food specialities such as smoked pork, huevos rancheros and phenomenal chicken curry nicely spiced with the chefs local blend of scotch bonnet with carrots and goodness knows what else (photo of our first lunch served by the waterfall on day one of our trip - this is where we also had breakfast served daily).
So we’re back to our cubicles staying thankful for everything and still hankering after the day when we might return to our more rural existence in France to explore all that has to offer.
Tony is still keen on becoming a world class pastry chef and I couldn’t sign off without including details of his latest pie (photos to follow) - made for a dinner party shortly before we left for Honduras - the most delicious lemon pie known to man and I do believe our guests left with the knowledge they’d been fortunate enough to sample a delicacy made by a world class pastry chef!
We’ll be back with more garden tales - although I’m sad to say all our “sexing” of the aubergines hasn’t made a difference and we’re still waiting for our first aubergine.....soon come as they say in the Caribbean!
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