TENNIS!!!!

Yesterday, Travis and I went to the Outback Legends Championship Tournament at the Ritz Carlton. It was the first time the island has ever hosted a professional tennis tournament. It was also the first time we had ever been to one. It wasn’t like I had expected. I thought that it would be like American athletic events. Huge and crowded. But it was a very small venue with around 600 spectators. We sat in the back row which was only 6 rows from the court. We could hear the players chatting while they played. It was pretty neat.

The first game was for third place. Arias played Haarhuis. They put on quite a show for us. Then Jim Courier played Wayne Ferreira in the final game. Courier won. Yeah!!! It was very warm with no clouds, but there was a nice breeze. One thing that was very similar to American athletic events was to cost of food and drinks. Our friend ordered a hamburger and a Gatorade and it was about $23.00! We stuck to the Caybrew which was priced quite nicely at a mere $2.00 per glass. After all, how can you justify buying a Gatorade for $6 when you could get 3 beers for the same price? (I think I get that thought process from my Stoeser blood.)

We forgot our camera, so I won’t be posting any photos but I thought I would blog about it because we had a very nice time. If you get a chance to go to a tennis match, check it out! It was a lot more fun than we anticipated!

We have also been stealing our internet from our neighbors since we moved. Well, they caught on and put a lock on the wireless connection. So we are without internet for a few days until I can get it set up. Sometimes things take forever here, so have patience with us. Meanwhile, you should all sign up for www.skype.com If you have a microphone in your computer, you can talk with us for free!!!! Email me if you want more specific directions!