The only trip we took in November was a trip to the island of Bonaire, in the SE Caribbean. It was a very relaxing week; we stayed with our friends Eldon and Lois. We went snorkeling a few times and saw an octopus and several Moray Eels. The most unusual thing we saw was a school of squid. I avoided night snorkeling, and didn’t end up in the hospital like my last visit. Several years ago, Eldon started a project to improve wastewater treatment at his resort, so Yanjin and I designed and then consulted on the operation of this new advanced wastewater treatment plant. It is in service now and is the only plant on the island designed to remove nitrogen. Excess nutrients are killing coral reefs in many popular locations. A paper on the success of this project is being prepared.
We celebrated my father’s 85th birthday and he is doing better since his fall last month. A week later we celebrated Pat’s father’s 80th birthday with his large family. Pat’s mother was moved into a nursing home where she developed a blood clot. A filter was installed in her vein to keep the clot from moving to her lungs. She returned to the nursing home after that operation.
After Pat’s mother’s surgery we headed down to Hilton Head SC. We enjoyed warm weather most of the week while the first snow storm of the year swept thru the mid Atlantic. Sometimes you get the timing just right! We enjoyed a relaxing week, with walks on the beach, biking on and off the beach and exploring the isolated island of Daufuskie via golf cart. On our last night we attended a professional production of ‘Camelot.’
We headed up to Myrtle Beach SC for a few more days. The record high temps continued. We attended a youth (4-18 years olds) ballet performance of ‘The Nutcracker.’ What could be funnier than 4 year olds running around in tutus trying to do synchronized ballet? We also attended a Country Christmas Show at the Carolina Opry. During the day we explored the parks and beaches in the area.
We headed back to cold weather and spent a few days in MD seeing doctors and friends. We had Christmas with both families and visited Pat’s mother who was back in the hospital. Currently she has pneumonia.
We celebrated my father’s 85th birthday and he is doing better since his fall last month. A week later we celebrated Pat’s father’s 80th birthday with his large family. Pat’s mother was moved into a nursing home where she developed a blood clot. A filter was installed in her vein to keep the clot from moving to her lungs. She returned to the nursing home after that operation.
After Pat’s mother’s surgery we headed down to Hilton Head SC. We enjoyed warm weather most of the week while the first snow storm of the year swept thru the mid Atlantic. Sometimes you get the timing just right! We enjoyed a relaxing week, with walks on the beach, biking on and off the beach and exploring the isolated island of Daufuskie via golf cart. On our last night we attended a professional production of ‘Camelot.’
We headed up to Myrtle Beach SC for a few more days. The record high temps continued. We attended a youth (4-18 years olds) ballet performance of ‘The Nutcracker.’ What could be funnier than 4 year olds running around in tutus trying to do synchronized ballet? We also attended a Country Christmas Show at the Carolina Opry. During the day we explored the parks and beaches in the area.
We headed back to cold weather and spent a few days in MD seeing doctors and friends. We had Christmas with both families and visited Pat’s mother who was back in the hospital. Currently she has pneumonia.
