June 16, 2012

Dear Tehja and Taylor,

Since it is nearly summer-time in Canada, you probably aren’t spending much time reading blogs from the computer. When Grandma and Grandpa were your age, there was no such thing as a home computer. In fact, for the first few years of our lives, we didn’t even have a television! Or a stereo! We did have telephones but it wasn’t until we were married and Dylan was in school that we had a cell phone.

Right now, we have two computers on the go, have just uploaded photos from our digital camera, and the battery for our cell phone is charging alongside our DVD player. Times have changed.

Our June Sweet 16 Day was a “flash from the past”. In our condo, we enjoyed homemade cheese and bacon hamburgers and then had chocolate ice cream. We read a little, worked out in the gym, went for a bicycle ride, worked on some logic puzzles, had a game of chess, and later went for a stroll along the beach where we saw a beautiful sunset. There was no technology involved (oops – I forgot about the digital camera), and it was a day that could have happened in the 1900s.

Other things we have done since the last Sweet 16 day:

·        Got a new air pump for our bikes (no more soft tires!)

·        For the second time, helped the staff of the Dewa resort clean up the beach.

·        Played a lot of Chess.

·        Visited CanKata a few times to make sure she is okay.

·        Celebrated Grandpa’s 59^th birthday.

·        Survived a very bad storm, but the beach has suffered a lot of erosion (that means a lot of the sand was washed away and many trees fell into the sea).

·        Used Skype for the first time – nice talking to you!

·        Asked you guys if it was okay to spend the summer of 2013 with you. (Yes!!)

We’re looking forward to chatting with you on Skype again, and we hope you enjoy your last few days of school.

All our love,

Grandma and Grandpa Sailor

An artsy shot by Grandpa - a buried tree on Nai Yang beach.

Grandpa reading on the balcony.

Grandma working on a logic puzzle.

What should we have - chocolate or chocolate?

Grandma reading on the top deck.

Grandma playing Chess.

Grandpa on Nai Yang Beach at sunset.

Grandma on Nai Yang Beach at sunset.

Thai children enjoying the surf at Nai Yang Beach.

Grandpa checking out the coconuts in the Dewa grounds.

Grandma in the gym - not really working out.

Grandpa in the gym - also not really working out.

Our daytime view of the pool.

Our night-time view of the pool.

And that's all for this month. G and G xx