Day 14. Two week mile stone!

Up early and off to the hospital.  Clive is seeing a cardiologist - I know, I've only been here two weeks!!

We have to be there for 9 am. All goes well, we fill the car with gas and off we go.  He gets seen really quickly but is gone for over an hour and a half.  I was beginning to feel a little concerned, but also thought it good they were really checking him out.  Eventually he comes out with lots of paperwork and a very serious face.  Sits down and says they are going to admit him!  I took a sharp intake of breath, I was thinking,  what the hell am I going to do! I can't drive, the hospital was miles from home!  Also what was worng with him!  He then burst out with laughter, he was only joking!  He was ok, few more test to have and different docs.to see.  He really had scared me.

It was a lovely place. It had a great restaurant which we ate at.  Also we had seen this little farmers type market outside on our arrival.  We went out and browsed, there were some good stalls, food , jewellery, bags etc.  Clive found a bread fruit, so we now have that to add to our meal he is going to prepare!

We get home, only to find he had turned his phone off at the hospital, and he had a message to say his car repair was finished and could he return the loan car later in the day.  He suddenly realised, we had put sixty dollars of gas in that morning!  We had thought of driving to the keys over the weekend.  He has been waiting six weeks for his car.  He was pleased to get it back but miffed about the fuel. I suggested he ask if by any chance they would fill his for him in exchange.  We didn't holdout much hope but he asked and they did!  So good result - remember if you don't ask you don't get!  A man also came in an announced he had been driving the loan car un licenced, no one had realised as he had the  car so long!

We went to the beach after collecting the car.  We went to a bar on the pier, it was fab.  We had Sushi and wine!  It was perfect!

On the way home I suddenly said to Clive, " what if we had gone the right way to the restaurant yesterday and got caught up in the police thing.  It could have been really bad for us - a Blackman, in a brand new Mercedes rental car, that wasn't licenced!"  When you watch the news, you know there are two sets of rules out here - one for whites and one for blacks.  I now know you should go with whatever happens . 'Everything happens for a reason'.

Take care everyone!