For the first time in ages I woke up at 5am and could not get back to sleep so after tossing and turning for a while got up and an early cuppa!!!!!!
Interesting to see the sky turn from night to day and a little bit of a sunrise.
I wasn’t able to go to yoga this morning as Marysol asked me if I could come for my Spanish lesson at 11am instead of 11.30am…another good lesson from her the hour goes by so quickly.
I then went into the Jardin and had my lunch whilst watching the activities of all the folks there…you can always come here and find something or someone to watch and just smile especially when there are children around.
After lunch I went to the tennis courts and joined the new group that I played with for a fun two hours…they play a different format just play to 4 games then change partners so in two hours I got to play with 11 different partners it was fun and a nice way to spend an afternoon.
I came home and got cleaned up and then went to Sara's house..she had cooked a Turkey dinner, did I ever mention it is my favorite meal, it was really good we then played some card games..it was a nice evening thank you!!!.
Now home and I am just sitting quietly reflecting on the last year…the places I visited during the summer, the Camino, the new friends I made, the great visit with my family…I know I mention it a lot but I am so thankful for the many blessings I have from great health, to special friends and lucky to be living the lifestyle that I am…….
I was sent a wonderful video on you tube but sadly I do not know how to attach it to my blog but if you go to You tube and enter “Sainsbury's official Christmas 2014 ad” and watch it to me it defines what this season is all about especially when the troops are laying soccer!!! Sainsbury is a huge food outlet chain in England!!!
This should be a challenge!!!
Nicaragua launches construction of inter-oceanic canal
Chinese company HKND launched work Monday on a $50bn canal linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Nicaragua has announced the start of work on a new canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
At an opening ceremony, Wang Jing, the president of HKND, the Chinese company building the canal, said this moment would go down in history.
The 278km (172 mile) waterway will be longer, deeper and wider than the Panama Canal.
But critics fear a negative environmental impact and doubt its viability and economic benefits.
The Grand Canal of Nicaragua, as it has been called, aims to rival Panama's waterway and lift the country out of poverty.
The opening ceremony was largely symbolic, as work began on an access road for machinery needed to build a port for the canal on Nicaragua's Pacific coast.
Nicaragua's Vice-President Omar Halleslevens said the canal would change the history and the economy of Nicaragua, one of Latin America's poorest countries.
"With this great canal, Nicaragua expects to move 5% of the world's commerce that moves by sea, which will bring great economic benefits and double the GDP (gross domestic product),'' said Mr Halleslevens.
Analysis: Arturo Wallace, BBC News, Nicaragua
There is a clear sense of expectation here, where the construction of a man made passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans designed to dwarf the Panama Canal has officially begun.
But there is also tension: over the past few weeks protests against the canal have increased.
And the authorities' decision to hold the main groundbreaking ceremony in Managua, some 120km away from where the waterway is to built, won't help convince the many sceptics who still doubt the project's viability.
The government claims that the project, awarded to a Hong Kong based international consortium, will finally lift the Western hemisphere's second poorest country out of poverty.
But many fear environmental damage may outweigh the economic benefit, or oppose the extremely generous terms offered to the Chinese investors. Those who live on the projected route simply don't want to lose their land and livelihoods.
HKND says it expects the project to be finished within five years and operational by 2020, and to cost about $50bn (£32bn).
The project is to include two ports, an airport, a resort and an economic zone for electricity and other companies.
Protests against the construction of the canal have increased in recent weeks
But some have questioned the canal's financial soundness and allege that Wang Jing lacks experience in developing or financing big infrastructure projects.
Opponents are also concerned about the impact construction may have on Lake Nicaragua and on poor communities in the area.
The route announced in July would pass through the lake, an important source of fresh water.
Environmentalists have warned of the risks of damming rivers and moving large amounts of soil. Communities along the route have staged protests.
This says what I wish for you all
Yashi Kochi!!!
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