Not feeling like writing much tonight and I'm also doing it from my phone rather than the laptop.
Meltdown at breakfast time after cornflakes were requested, then offered, then rejected. I refused to give him anything else (other than a share of my rice and beans and eggs breakfast) and dramatic tears ensued. I could see others in the restaurant making sympathetic faces at this poor little boy who was having such a difficult time. Pah.
The day got better and he played with his 4 girlfriends again for a bit. We swam in the lake, ten late afternoon I pushed him 3km to a lake someone told us about. It was truly stunning but we hadn't taken swimwear as it was a spontaneous outing.
We swam anyway and R really enjoyed the clear, non chlorinated, passive water. He even attempted swimming about a foot on his own a few times.
This island is truly beautiful. So fertile - many birds of all description, monkeys,lizards and the usual domestic animals have been entertaining us today. The foliage is just dense and lush and I rate this place up there with Bali for picture perfectness.
The people that work in all the places around where we are staying are bloody miserable though and since travellers only smile from a distance and remark how cute R is, the workers were our lifeline in San Juan Del Sur. I keep telling myself It's always a matter of giving it time and waiting for things to click into place.
Eva is on the island now and really frustratingly came to see us today but it must have been when we went for the walk to the little lake. Need to decide whether to stay here in Santa Domingo for longer or leave tomorrow. Either way I need to get to Moyagalpa to get money.