5C's Que Pasa

It’s been several years since my last parasite cleanse, in truth more than several years, more like twenty.  Before our RV days, Colin and I used to travel around the world.  Of course it helped that at that time I worked for Air Canada and we often got very special rates.  After our various trips to India, Malaysia and Singapore we would do a parasite cleanse shortly after returning home.

We have been traveling to Mexico for over 13 years and have never done a cleanse.  We had no physical problems and just went with the flow.  During the past two winters, a few people from Tres Amigos on the Isla were actually hospitalized due to GI problems.  It was discovered that they had parasites.  Someone else went home and discovered that they too have parasites, after completing a cleanse.  That got me to thinking that perhaps it was time for us to do one.  Years back it was a very very complicated process and cost each of us hundreds of dollars.  Once I decided that we were going to do a cleanse I researched on where else but Google.

A few came up but the most efficient and effective to me was Parazyte Detox Complex, found on Amazon.com.  The price was right, $26.97USD and it seemed simple enough.  Take 2 capsules three times per day with food for 10 days.  It is a natural cleanse containing cranberry extract, garlic extract, apple pectin powder, black walnut hull powder, carrot juice powder, papaya fruit powder, pumpkin seed, wood betony powder, butternut bark powder, cloves, wormwood, etc, etc.  What really sold me was each of the 122 customer reviews of which I read them all.

I finished my cleanse a week ago and had no side effects nor did I notice any evidence of parasites.  I have a friend who completed the same cleanse a month or so before me and found that she benefited overall in the GI area.  Personally I have not noticed any difference in the before or after.  However I do feel better mentally that I have done a cleanse, just in case.  There are so many ways these days to pick up a parasite, through water, foods not cooked properly and farm animal in general, etc.,  even if you only travel in Canada and the USA.

When our friends Chris & Juan were here earlier in June they mentioned ‘the bomb’.  It is a one pill cleanse used by the Mexicans and it is supposed to take care of whatever is in you.  I may try it next year.  It is called Vermox and my research indicated that it was best to take 500mg and then three weeks later another dose and then you should be good for a while.  I’ll keep you updated  😳

 

 

Good news, Colin found Caeli’s escape route.  She was digging under the fence in the middle of the cedar hedge.  The only thing that gave the spot away was some kicked up gravel.  Glad that issue has been resolved.

I saw my eye doctor today and sadly there has been no healing at all since June 17th.  Even worse is that she can detect the beginning of the same problem in my right eye.  So I am now adding cortisone eye drops to the mix of other things I am doing.  I go back in two weeks for another check.

Before I forget, I would like to wish all of our American friends….

Last week we had arranged for someone to check out our A/C unit for the house.  It is only 2 years old and we only used it a few times last summer but when we used it for the first time this year it seemed to be not quite as cold as it should be.  The fellow told me that the unit had not been ‘dialed’ in right when it was set up.  He further discovered that is was down 48 oz. of refrigerant.  So either it was never filled totally when it was set up or we have a leak.  I hope it’s not the latter as the cost to repair it would start at $700.00.  So now we will keep an eye on it for the rest of the summer.  He told me that it did not matter that it was almost new because human error was the cause of most problems.  For instance today he got 6 calls to come repair six different brand new A/C units sold by Sears.  Not a one had any coolant in them.  Problem direct from the factory.

I did not have my camera with me this morning while walking the dogs.  It’s impossible to juggle 2 leashes and a poop bag, never mind a camera and so I missed some very cute photos.  The girls treed a squirrel  and it kept teasing them.  It would come halfway down the trunk and wait for them to start barking before it ran up the tree once again.  This went on for about 15 minutes before I could get them to continue the walk.

When Colin came home this afternoon she spied his car way up the street and started barking.  I think she liked that she could look out from the bed where she hangs out when we are gone.

Once Colin was properly greeted by the girls they took off in the yard while we compared notes of how the day had gone thus far.  Suddenly Caeli was barking her “look what I found bark”.  We told her to stop but she wouldn’t so Colin went out to check.  Often they will catch a glimpse of a snake in the rocks as it slithers past.  She would not stop her noise so Colin lifted a rock to check and there was the snake.  In a split second she had the snake in her mouth and was shaking from side to side.

We used to have a doxie who hunted mice but only ever caught the one.  It was a good day for the girls today, a squirrel and a snake  😀

 

~hey Barbara, no we have not yet discovered Caeli’s escape route.  Colin left the next day so I hope to work on it this weekend. It takes two of us, one to call her out of the yard and the other to observe.

~sorry Croft but I had no idea that I even had spellcheck on my comments, I will look into it or maybe not  😕

~finally Colin is on his way home.  He did stay to see the 2 cruise ships leave today and get the key shot he needed.

~Colin should be back by 10:30 PM.  However he has no time to rest as he has 2 jobs tomorrow and he has aerials here in Kelowna Friday based on weather.  Hopefully we have time for a quick hello but I know it will be more of a crisis management situation, dealing with calls and emails that need to be resolved pronto.  Gas here is 143.9 and in Vancouver it was 152.9. Crazy.

~Katie & Louie, thanks for taking care of my sweetie last night.

~I was able to make an appointment today to see my eye doctor on Friday morning, pretty good service I think.  Hope to get more solutions to the problem now that I can link it to the computer.

~it was so hot & muggy that I turned the A/C on for the first time this year.  I did run it for 11 hours.  We actually had highs of 32C today.  It was too uncomfortable to work inside without cooling things down.

~about 6:30PM the weather changed.  Actually we have what I call a white out all day.  Just a white sky and heat. No blue sky at all.

~I have pretty much caught up on my to do list so I am ready for whatever our business throws my way.

~poor Mazatlan is being inundated with heavy rains from Tropical Storm Elida.

That’s it for today…just can’t do anymore with my eye as it is.

 

 

Wishing you a Happy Canada Day.  We have much to celebrate in a wonderful country like ours.  I’m so pleased that our friends Juan & Chris visiting from Mexico, are in Toronto to celebrate their first ever Canada Day.

 

We have had nothing but rain and clouds for days.  Today it was different. The forecast has changed.

Vancouver’s weather was similar but with a cloud showing which is not acceptable for aerial photography.  Colin took the chance and left here at 4:00AM to drive to Abbotsford ( about 3.5 hours ) where he was meeting the pilot and the helicopter.  He was lucky and it was clear enough to do most of his jobs.  However the most important were the photos of the three cruise ships leaving between 5:00 and 5:30PM all heading North to Alaska.  The most impressive of them all was the Disney Wonder scheduled to sail at 5:00PM.  As of 6:30PM it still had not sailed.  Lighting and timing is critical.  As is the helicopter fee of $500.00 per hour.  So far no go as I just received this photo from the pilot’s iPhone.

So poor Colin, it is now 7:15PM Monday and he still has 2 more aerials to do.  Due to lighting he may now have to reschedule to Tuesday morning ( no Canada Day for him ).  He actually has another job to shoot tomorrow as well.  Meanwhile Gramma Katie is waiting for him to how up in about 30 minutes.  That is not going to happen.  Sadly if Colin is flying tomorrow that means he will not be driving to Katie & Louie’s  to spend the night with them.  That would mean just over a 60 minute drive tonight and them back again in the morning.  If he has to stay in Abbotsford where the helicopter is based he will find a hotel for the night.  Yes that is our crazy life.  That is just a small aspect of today.  Meanwhile I am coordinating jobs for Thursday and Friday as well as trying to book a plane for three hours of aerial photography here in Kelowna.  I would say that 90% of our work is weather based and this is the first time since April that things are looking close to perfect.  Definitely a crazy life.  Now do you understand why we so enjoy Mexico and specifically the Isla for 5 months of the year?

This post has been delayed due to more of our vida loca.  Colin was still waiting on the ship to sail, I told him I would find something out and I did.  You have to know me to understand that I can get information out of anyone.  The ship is waiting on supplies and won’t sail until 9:00PM tonight.  Back to the drawing board.  That means that Colin may have to stay and take photos Wednesday at 5:00PM which of course will affect everything I organized today for Thursday and possibly Friday.  Oh the wonderful life of a photographer.

TIme for me to say adios at 8:15PM as it is truly time for some Pinot Grigio.  I will be working late tonight.  Better get some food while I can.  Of course the girls were fed hours ago.

Sorry Gramma Katie, I still don’t know what Colin is doing tonight.