new place - happy resurrection day

 new place (thank you, Jesus!)

Finally got my new place to live on Rota. As always, God blesses beyond all our dreams or wildest expectations. The new place isn't in Songsong (aka, the Village), or in Sinapalo. It's almost a mile from Teteto Beach, almost a mile into the jungle, towards the mountain. Want to thank everyone for your prayers. It's a beautiful place! 

Teteto Beach is perhaps everyone's fav. It's about the halfway point, on the road, from the Village to Sinapalo. On the west coast of the island, it faces the Phillipine Sea. Only a few minutes up the road from Teteto Beach is one of the only two gas stations on the island.

Thought you might enjoy a picture-walk from Teteto Beach, through the jungle, inland to the mountain. Not quite a mile from the beach, but a really nice family farm. Glad to have the opportunity to live there.

The dirt road to the farm, off the main coastal road, goes through the jungle to the base of the mountain. It's probably best traveled in a 4-wheel drive vehicle and is a  commonly used backroad by farmers, farm workers, biologists, and deer hunters. So, it's not that remote as other backroads on the island, which don't have street lights, utility poles, or even internet access.

Was a little humbled to get a key to the main gate - such a nice farm.

A couple days ago, during the cook's tour of the farm, completely lost track of all the mango trees - old ones, newly planted ones, and various strains. Could only think of two things - fresh mango smoothies, and mango sorbet. Saw many mangos already weighing branches down, but still green. The owner equipped my room with a brand new upright freezer, and a good friend is giving me his gourmet glass blender. Don't think it will take very long to fill up that freezer with sorbet.

Here'a where I live, a single unit, brand new steel-enforced cement construction, totally typhoon CAT 5 proof. Also have a brand new air con (only use it for the fan), a small fridge, and a stand-up freezer. Already have my own flatscreen TV, etc. Also have a seperate adjoining bathroom/shower, etc. (all newly built and painted, same construction).

Surrounded by a large mango tree, a tagerine tree, and a soursap tree, Right out the backdoor, is my kitchen - Chamarro style, outdoors and open. Using a Coleman dual-fuel double burner camping stove (using car gasoline saves me about $40-$50 a month). Most families on Rota use small butane cannisters, which are super expensive. So, glad too have bought it 2 years ago (and it still works well).

Thanks for viewing this post. Appreciate your prayers. So glad to be re-connected with many family and friends again over the internet. God be with you and continue to bless you all! 👍🙂