A Day in Paradise

When I got up yesterday morning, the wind was blowing, but not too bad.

So I got on my bike and rode to the gym. A big part of the gym is catching up on the local gossip from the lady who runs the gym. It is amazing the number of people that go through this place each day.

Big time jungle drums on the gossip line!

After a little huffing and puffing, I started to ride North to Boquete. The wind was light for a while then it really kicked up. I struggled into town, taking 30 minutes more to make it. That is a 60 minute ride vs. the normal 30 minute ride.

When I got to Olga's I was battered.

But I found one of my favorite couples eating and we yukked it up for an hilarious breakfast. And they bought my meal.

Just doesn't get much better than that!

I wandered around and found a few more friends, then rode home. Yella had just returned from a David supply run.

I worked on the play for a while. Hard work so I put it down. No sense in doing today what can be put off till tomorrow!

This is going to cost me big time in a few weeks.

But the highlight of the day was learning how to play the guitar for "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver.

I YouTube'd it and watch him play it...about 6 times. I got a good chart of the chords off the Internet. And lo and behold, I had it in about an hour.

Wow! This song is fun to play!

And it sounds great. That is the joy of learning a guitar song from an artist that is used to accompanying himself solo. He work out the supporting music full and interesting.

I played it for Yella and she declared it good too. Ha ha! Now she has to learn the lyrics.

We may have enough music for a full set (45-60Minutes). Our goal is to get 2 sets before we venture out as an act.

Most of my time now is spent on the arts. Not bad for a guy with a degree in Physics.

Retirement is quite a trip!