On The Road
to Maui # 19
Well it’s
been about 3 weeks since I last wrote. It’s been an interesting time, we are
now 62 days on the island and will soon beat my last trip of 67! Yes we are
still at the teepee and have had just about every bite from all that crawls and
soars. No, I have not had a centipede bite like poor old Cynthia. She is still
recovering from that awful night. Apparently the effects last about two weeks;
she is now at the itching and Nausea stage. As for me I think the local mosquito
population had a meeting, declared me a local and are dining on toruist
instead.
I will not say it’s been an easy 62 days
actually 90 odd, we left Wilsonville on August 30 and hit the road with the
Bike and car sept 7. We have not slept in a bed together with the exception of
two nights in motels coming down the I-5 to Sandeigo and two nights on a comfortable
airbed at Steve and Susanne’s in Sandeigo before we flew out here.
Pulling up
stakes and loading the camel to venture into the unknown is not easy, but I
would not miss it for the world. It’s been 29 years since this Irish boy jumped
a ship to leave his native Ireland to see the world through Gods eyes. The culture’s,
people and places I have seen and lived among are amazing. I have met countless
trials and faced many giants mostly within myself, the hardest ones I believe.
But all in all it’s been worth it you have to take the good with bad you can`t
have light without darkness.
Cynthia left
her home at a young age to leave her footprints all over Europe, and then
journeyed into the Middle East including the Western Sahara. I would love to go
back with her to the Sahara and cross it on BMW 1200 GS Enduro of course I will
probably end up being towed out by a Camel and become fast friends with Ben Haddam
the herder. We have both been yet still are missionaries, like Moses we don’t know
where we are going either? All we known is that nothing is permanent except
Heaven and that is our final destination :0)
On The Local
front we will shortly have a brand spanking new Generator for Cynthia`s
Smoothie business. Cynthia`s Mother is blessing us with it,she has been a great
supporter of our new venture and storms heaven daily on our behalf. I look
forward to the day we are in a situation where we can put her up over here as
she will love talking and sharing Jesus with the locals.
The last 10
days I have been confined to my cot with a local virus and then to top it all I
put my back out and as if to add insult to injury My charger on my laptop burnt
out so no Writing or internet. So I read “Bill O Reilly’s” book “Killing Jesus”,
while I’m not to impressed with him as a talk show host the book was well
researched and a quick read. He dealt mainly with the historical events that
were occurring up to and during that period,a must read for history lovers.
Well folks I’m
writing this on Cynthia`s Sony Vaio!!! Please don’t tell my Mac friends…yup I
miss my Mac! a new charger will be arriving shortly.
Finlay tomorrow
begins the official launch of Celtic Cleaning Maui. Cynthia and I will be sub -
Contracting with a local Condo cleaning company in Kehie. The part I love is
when work is done the beach is just yards away. Our dream of being self-employed
together is Finlay taking shape. So Guapa Smoothies Cynthia`s brain child and
my company of 14 years will move on together!!
Ok, That’s
all for now…thanks for reading we are off to the beach to bask in the sun…Oh,
Yesterday as I was snorkeling and was coming back up though the warm water from
the pacific floor a large Turtle swam
like a submarine over my head. At first the dark shadow that blocked the
sunlight nearly flushed my toilet as I thought it was dinner at Eight with Jaws.
But when I saw that friendly face I was filled with awe and swam alongside for
as long as I could hold my breath, it was an amazing moment what a wonderful
creator we serve :0)
Cheers
Michael !!!
