Day Three

The Ocean



Woke today and we brought Stina and Havard to the airport as they are flying back to NYC today, where they also live. That leaves just me and Maya in the house and then Maya leaves tomorrow, back to LA where she is from. So as of tomorrow, I am home alone in the whole place until the next artist, Douglas Gordon arrives at the end of the week. I wonder what it will be like here, alone. I’m not really into the large lizards, I call them dragons, that hover around and rustle about in the leaves, they are harmless but I don’t like reptiles. I don’t think I’ll be going up to the pool much by myself, because to get there you have to walk up a path with all kinds of crazy plants and rocks around it, and that’s where the dragons hang out. I’ve also seen two in the driveway, I think they like the hot sun. If it were snakes, I would leave the residency and go home. The place is really beautiful, but it is very much tied to the beautiful landscape that surrounds it and that includes the dragons. There are some beautiful humming birds floating around the flowers that are all about. I like those. Then there are other birds that I’ve never seen before, some make loud noises and seem sort of aggressive, not to me, but to the other birds around the place.
After dropoing Havard and Stina at the airport, Martina and Maya and I went to this beautiful beach and had a drink in the sand. I had a piña colada. We’re going to meet in another hour to go to a beach I haven’t seen yet, and we’re going to swim, and I can’t wait. Swimming her is so amazing, the water is warm and clear, and I’m glad Martina said she will swim with me, so I have a partner. I don’t think there are big sharks here (I googled it before I left) but Havard said he saw a small one while he was snorkeling last week. The water is so clear that I think you’d see one if it was coming at you anyway. I’m going to go get ready for the beach and will write more tonight on how it was.
9:33PM
Just returned to the house. Went to the beach with Maya and Martina, a new beach I haven’t seen, went in the water for a bit, so amazing. It’s dark now. There are no street lights on the island, just stars at night, and whatever lights we turn on in the house, and citronella candles to ward off mosquitos. Tomorrow will be my first day alone here as we drop off Maya at the airport. I’m tired, long day in the sun. Looking forward to tomorrow when I get set up my work area and start working. The past two days have been full of socializing, tomorrow it’s just me, and the island. I hope I don’t get too spooked at night, we shall see. Good night.