Well. Activity at the Neptuno is fervent: hauling away demolition debris, hauling up blocks, sand, and cement mix;

removing old glass windows and doors and sending it over the balcony and down eight floors; 

rewiring new electrical breaker box;

sanding wood on door jambs;

scraping texture off walls and prepping them for the new layer of empaste;

and the three of us making final decisions on where plumbing needs to be located, where the new kitchen walls and island will go, where the new entry wall and door will go.

The view without windows:

The Air Force had a C130 plane flying and dropping paratroopers on the opposite side of the peninsula. From our back balcony we saw at least six drops with 9, 10, 11 jumpers each time. Interesting.

Last night we met Ron and Donna at a fairly new restaurant called Mario’s. He is originally from Italy and has an extensive menu of pastas and pizza, but also pork chops, beef, and seafood. We split a pork chop and it was tender and seasoned exceptionally well and plenty for two. Total cost with two ensaladas, new potatoes and two water bottles = $11.50.