John--good for you! Jealous! Regarding work, that is a four letter word! Doesn't exist while we're on island. The dishwasher I THINK works by pushing the top left hand button, which selects the cycle. Usually just leave it on the cycle it's on. Then press the top RIGHT hand button, and that starts the cycle. Believe me I DO NOT wash dishes at home, so I sure as h*ll am not going to wash them on vacation. If we don't have a dishwasher, like at Beachside, Eric washes the dishes, or the maid does. We WERE going to figure out that dishwasher if it was the last thing we did!!!