Miss at Home

We are at a point in our vacation where we have accumulated a few things that we miss about home. Number one is definitely reserved for FRIENDS. Chatting on the phone, which costs about $3.00 a minute from here, or simply being together. The Internet, while convenient, is a poor substitute for proximity.

If this list gets a little long, it doesn't mean that we are ready to abandon our vacation, just a compilation of the reminiscent thoughts that crop up in our minds from time to time. In no particular order:

Lettuce and celery (cabbages here as large as basketballs)

Pre-mixed salad dressing

Sliced bread

Hot water (24/7)

English language T.V.

Flushing paper in a toilet

Walking trails and sidewalks

Food labels

Skippy peanut butter

Mail (Jain's catalogs)

C.V.I. (Jain and I have different versions of this)

Washer and dryer

Sweet pickles

Raley's Market

There are of course some things that we don't miss:

In your face American politics

News media

Weather

Driving a car

What we like about here:

Weather !!!!

Local people and new friends

Beaches

Busses and ferries (Add trains and metro systems on the mainland)

What we don't like:

Tourists from _______ (you fill it in)

Three remote controls on the entertainment equipment

Feral cats and dogs (makes us sad)

The rising exchange rate for Euros