Hello all.
I’m Colleen and will be soon on my way to live in Bocas for a minimum of six months, but maybe forever…
Like Susan, I too, was bit by the magic-bug of Bocas. My body came back to the states but my spirit lagged behind. I spent the first few days home sitting on my couch with my laptop typing in every possible combination of Bocas words imaginable. Bocas/ construction, Bocas/mangoes, Bocas/solar, Bocas/lettuce (I was concerned about being able to grow greens). I found Malcom Henderson’s book online, Don’t Kill the Cow too Quick and felt like I had hit pay dirt. A whole book on Bocas! This would satisfy my Bocas addiction for quite a few hours! (This is a very humorous and informative book on Bocas for those of you have not read it. It can be downloaded for around $5.00) I was absolutely obsessed and wanted to know everything I could about Bocas. And…I really wanted to be there. My already tedious job became nearly unbearable. I masochistically changed my screen saver at work to a picture-perfect shot I had taken in Bocas of glistening palm trees and blue ocean. I hashed and rehashed my finances trying to figure how I could leave sooner rather then later.
When my boss called me in to his office in September to tell me that our pension plan would be frozen I decided on the spot – I’m outta here! Turns out the plan is really not going to be completely frozen, but no matter. My decision was so quick and so complete that I knew it was the right one. I needed a little universal nudge and I got one.
I am putting my condo up for lease and will hopefully by in Bocas the first week of February.
I know there will be many hurdles to cross, but I am excited to be a part of such a great project.
I spent four days last Spring with Swanny and Luna and beautiful little Zuul.
You are right Paul – he is one of the cutest and sweetest babies alive. I was convinced more then ever that these were good people to be around. On one of our trips coming home from Almirante we got caught in a huge downpour. The ocean was rough and Luna and I and Zuul huddled beneath a blue tarp. We unloaded the boat, tramped through sticky mud and in the end looked liked as though we had been dunked. Swanny looked over at me and said with a grin “So do you still want to move to Bocas?” My answer then and now was a resounding Yes!
I’m looking forward to meeting all of you in person at some point. In the meantime maybe we can share a little information along the way.
Colleen
Posted on Sunday, November 26th, 2006 at 4:22 pm
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December 1st, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Dear Colleen,
John and I laughed to read your blog…especially the bit about you torturing yourself with a pretty picture of Bocus as your screensaver….we did the same thing and until very recently gazed daily at “our lot” and imagined various versions of home strategically placed to make use of sun, sea , and breeze. Oh how we long to be there…..
Yes, we are also hoping that through these blogs John and I can come to know our future neighbours, and they us. Perhpas we can also share the successes and trials of getting there. We have just about given up hope of selling our place here in the UK before Christmas, and unlike North America, real estate transactions can take forever here so unless some miracle happens we most likely won’t get out there in the early part of 2007. You may well be firmly established by then and I will envy you greatly!!
Cheers for now
Susan and John