3 months to go......

In 3 months time, we will be heading to Saba...it is really hard to believe....and soooo much work to get there...we finally have plane tickets booked (well almost, just need the jump from St maarten to Saba booked) and thanks to Tigger, our beloved pooch, we have to pay $1000 extra to fly on an airline that will actually take dogs over the "holiday" season....(some Canadian airlines aren't so accommodating!) So we have been trying to book a van or some vehicle to get us to Halifax for our flight, but we haven't had much luck so far.....so getting to Saba isn't an easy, one step process......but in 3 months we will be there.......

We have a house rented! a cute 3 bedroom cottagy type place.....I will post pics once we get settled so that all of you can have a peek! And we finally found a car....let me tell you that was quite a challenge.....for one, many of the cars don't have seat belts!! Yes you read that right....apparently seat belts are not a priority for Saba (but they are for me and my paramedic, some-day-to-be-doctor husband!) so we had to make sure we asked that question for each car we checked out.....I also decided that I wanted an automatic...I am perfectly capable of driving a standard (and have one now) however the road in Saba is very steep and twisty so I am thinking that there would be a whole lot of stalling going on if I were to drive up hill!I hate to admit it but I suck when I drive on the slightest incline and end up squeeling the tires (shhhh don't tell Joe) So to save the stress (and the tires and the people behind me who apparently won't be wearing seatbelts!) I decided automatic it is....Joe could care less.....so our new (almost ) car is going to be a 2002 silver suzuki vitara....a little jeep like thing....the kids think it is pretty cool.....so, all in all we are slowly getting there with the planning....I know that it will all fall into place, just in time to board the plane! and in 4 months time I will be tanned (and maybe skinny from all the "hiking" and "mountain climbing" ??) and living in Paradise (well paradise without seatbelts!!) It is getting closer and I am ready to get this show on the road.....talk to you again soon...good night!