Life in Coronado is good although I sure miss Chris and wish he were here.

Well I had big plans when I got back to hop right on the computer and get all caught up with our wonderful Corsica trip but my dear old computer had other plans.  It’s very old and traveled around the world with me.  The trip must have done it in.  Whenever I tried to do anything it seemed to develop a very high fever and started behaving very strangely.  So before it pooped out completely I decided I’d better buy a new computer.

My son Justin convinced me to switch from the pc world to the mac world saying “you’ll love it” and “it’s really very intuitive” and he and Lauren just switched and are really liking theirs.  So I’ve been spending the past many days trying to learn the “intuitive” world of apple.  And I must say that once you learn everything about it, it will become intuitive.   I do want to thank my dear son for answering his phone and patiently explaining how to do whatever it is I’m stuck on at the moment.

My other challenge has been how to access all my Corsica pictures which I faithfully downloaded everyday of our trip into Picasa on my old computer.  I am having a hard time understanding how to access them on my new computer – but I think I’m getting closer.

Meanwhile, my brother, Jeff has been visiting from Boston.  He’s always fun to have around.  He came to visit our mom of course but also to compete in the Super Frog Half Ironman Triathlon here.

Here he is getting his bike ready.

Taking up a dare he got before he left Boston, Jeff chose to make this a “Real Man’s” triathlon.  He did the 1.2 mile swim – without a wetsuit.  (Very warm water but rough seas with big swells and strong side current, more like 1.5 miles.)  Then a 56 mile bike ride on the Silver Strand – on his fixie (above) fitted with aerobars.  (Very strong headwind.) And 13.1 mile run – barefoot.  (Half on the beach and half on really torn up old military pavement where he donned socks with duct tape.)

According to Jeff, one of the handy things about running barefoot in these races is that you can take a quick dip in the sea to cool off along the way – which he did.

So that’s what I’ve been up to.  Chris has been trying to get organized in our house in Japan in his spare time which is only about an hour a day but it sounds like things are starting to come together for him.  Hopefully, I’ll be back onto the Corsica adventures soon.