Privy Update from Hopp's Store turns into an archaeological dig

Yep that is me, Patrick in the hole - or should I call it an archaeological dig!

Still digging, very slow going and to top it off I picked a spot where a previous privy had been built, and you will not believe all the "stuff" that I am finding in this hole!  Mostly bottles!

Bernard is stilling working on the plans for the "building" to give our visitors privacy, can't wait to see what he dreams up!  

Message in a Bottle - Who will find it?

Valeri's bottle was tossed by the waves, waiting for it to be found.  

Who will find it; was it you?  If so, when and where did you find it?  

If I had found it what would I have done with it?  

A Map of Yellow Island was all I have to write on, quickly I stuffed it into a bottle - sealed it and tossed it over-board, before anyone noticed what I was doing. 

I stood there for a moment or two as the bottle drifted out of sight, my words at the whim of the waves.

Map of my precious "Желтый Остров"; I had drawn a compass in one corner and in the middle of the map I had drawn a heart with our initials  "K и V".  

On the back I wrote to my beloved 

iСамая дорогая Кейт, моя любовь, моя жена,  

Мой рейс домой был неожидан - но я обещаю когда-нибудь возвращаться к Вам и нашему Желтому Острову и строить Вас красивый дом.