Misfortune

Greetings! Let's see what been going on over here on Utila. Sharon is back from the states so, I'm no longer in charge of the bar. But we still go daily. What can I say...Bob and I have been very lazy the past 2 days. Lots of naps, watching movies, and happy hours. There has been 3 unfortunate events on back to back to back days. One being a private charter from the mainland carrying 4 passengers crashed here on this island. Apparently all passengers including the pilot were blitz out of their mind. The pilot forgot to put the landing gear down. I guess there's something for being drunk...No one was hurt and they all walked away from accident. The plane however not so lucky. They did some nice damage to the aircraft. The very next day a good friend of Jeff's...The guy we are living with. His friend Roger was involved in an explosion. Apparently the propane tank had a malfunction and as he was trying to repair it when someone in their home turned on the Hot Water which caused a spark. That spark sent Roger flying 30 feet and thru a door. He's in pretty bad shape. We are told 2nd degree burns w/some 3rd degree in other areas. He was airlifted to San Pedro Sula and is in the burn unit. Fortunately they were able to get him there and treat him immediately. He seems to be in good spirits even though he's doped up. Roger is from Canada and needs some prayers. He'll be going thru some plastic surgeries soon. 3rd thing...poor old man. I can't remember his name but he's 105 years old and lives in the hotel/apartments behind Driftwood. He fell down some stairs and took off half his scalp since he landed on concrete. I'm glad we were at the bar since we were the only ones around with a golf cart that was fully juiced up. So Sharon borrowed the cart & transported him up to the airport to airlift him to the mainland. We are told that he is doing very well and is tough as nails. I told Bob he can't charge him for the rental of the cart or the little bit of blood that got on the vinyl seats. Just kidding. Bob has totally chilled out on these type of things. Now that I depressed some of you. Let's end on a positive note. We met this girl Jackie. She's originally from England but is traveling all around the world by herself. She had been here on this island for 6 months and is heading down to Columbia for awhile as her next destination. She loves it there and has convinced Bob and I to add it to our travel list. Anyway, we had a farewell party for her on Sunday. I have to tell ya...these folks around here now how to throw a BBQ and party. We had a great time and want to wish her well on her endeavors. She's amazing and has great stories. I will miss chatting with her. We hope our paths cross in the near future. Hope everyone is doing well. We miss all of you and we will be in touch. Lots of love! - bnb.