To blog or not to blog...

Again time has spent in the Internet cafe here in Masaya, the artisan capital of Nicaragua. I could have been telling you about the most amazing place we have been (Little Corn Island), about the worst week of weather imaginable (Little Corn Island), about the best snorkel since Oz (Big Corn), or about the rather nice quesillos that Anna had last night.

But no, I have been burning back up photo DVDs, updating the all-important stats, writing that guidebook forum posting I think about every night (at last life can go on)... and anyway, before I do write again, I have to warn you that from now on the blog is likely to go astray. I will use the first person at times, as sometimes Anna won´t be looking over my shoulder and the content might not be our collective opinion, and I also may wander into off topic areas. You have been warned.

I should just note that we miss everyone terribly. We are very sad to have missed and be missing new arrivals, weddings, summer, comings and goings, and friends and family generally. We are so lucky to have met some really lovely people on the road but we also wish it was some of you, dear readers, that we could bump into next time we board the chicken bus, shop for a hammock or sit for another breakfast of huevos revoltos and gallo pinto.

Backgammon

I was going to spend a few hours today and tomorrow updating the blog.

But...

We were just having a light lunchtime snack and a drink in Via Via in Leon, Nicaragua, and we had a series of backgammon. You should know that we have completed our first series of series of series and we are now on to our second. A series is first to 5. Double games, gammons and backgammons count as extra games.

Anyway, coincidentally we are also a bit behind on the budget, though our time in Honduras was just about on the money.

Now, as regular readers will know, Miss Deli is the brains in this operation, and over lunch, and after a good BG thrashing (t must be said) she proposed that yours truly get online and take a look at playing for money.

So, I just tried a warm up on the biggest site, Party Poker´s BG thing, not playing for real cash. In nearly three hours I won a few series to 7 (all 7-0) and a few individual games. I only lost the first due to a few errors with the interface (to which Miss Deli will gladly bear witness). After lengthy training with JC since age 6 and plenty of practice with Nick Clyne and Jes (they deserve mentions for their valuable schooling), and now over 200 games between the clan Deli in the last few months, MC Deli could not be better prepared. I even read a book on it once:)

Tomorrow we were planning a blog day. But it wll now be BG Day. And the Delicatessen is going to see how some of the real cash players like it. You will be kept informed. Fingers crossed. Love to all.

MC Delicatessen