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the life and times of two Canadian Expats living in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize
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Dare to Dream
Colette, Ruby (who is hosting the event) and Lara all asked me to go to the Dare to Dream workshop today. Since I am a big fan of dreaming ( and afternoon naps ha ha) I decided I might as well check i...
It's like this...
You would think that if you had a down power line the electric company would would come out and fix it. Not necessarily so. The power line has been down from the pole outside our yard for a while...
Belize City Adventure
Up before the sun today - getting ready to catch the 7 am boat for Belize city.Our first stop is the eye doctor on St Thomas St - Carole said if you go early in the morning you will be seen quickly. A...
Hot Humid and Breezy
It is hot hot hot today. Thankfully I am back in our Breezy room for now.Too slow this morning and missed the veggie run at Canucks so I went to see Maria instead. I was picking through the celery to ...
Surprising Forrest
Just got home from Forrest's birthday party. He was totally surprised as he thought he was going to a party for Brad and Wade only to find out it was really for him.Will add pictures later feeling a b...
I just won 64,000
All chores and no play is a bit too boring, so I supplemented by chatting Gailtor and Colly on the coconut phone, drinking iced coffee and playing who wants to be a Millionaire - can't seem to win mor...
Been to Bean
I was going to post pictures from our recent visit to Bean, the new restaurant just north of the bridge at Ak'bol yoga retreat and eco-resort for the life of me I cannot find them.Could be I was a bit...
Frustrated
I really wanted to use my ipod shuffle on my trip up to the school today so I figured time to get downloading the program to go with it so I can load some music. I have to admit I was a bit put out th...
Groceries San Pedro Style
There is often talk about how much things cost here and where to shop. It is very rare that we manage one stop shopping on the island. I used to keep a price book of what things cost at different stor...
Thinking to much?
This morning I got to thinking about a conversation I recently had with Colly on the coconut phone. She was saying how she felt that a mutual friend of ours was an alien from another planet and had be...
Early to bed Early to Rise
One of the benefits of going to bed early is waking up early and getting stuff done.Although I must admit 5am was just too early so I decided to rest my lazy self in bed till 7am - after all it is Sun...
The Road Less Traveled
We met up with Dick and Carole at Island perk for coffee this morning and to figure out what to do with our sunny Saturday. We all decided to take "The Road Less Traveled" and head north as far as Bel...
How much is your blog worth?
Sending a birthday Shout out to Casa Caracol Phil Recently on a quest for information, I found an interesting website - it has an applet that computes and displays how much your blog is worth. I have ...
Spectacular sunset
I was coming home from picking up dinner at Gordo's and got sidetracked taking pictures in our yard. As I came around to the west side of the yard I was hit with a texture and brilliant color explos...
Teamwork
When working with others it is important for people to use their best skill sets in order to make a good team. This greatly reduces frustration from trying to do something you are not good at and gets...
Fun fundraiser for Peter4
I wish I had...
Not everyone who moves to another country gets to bring with them everything they would like to.I often find myself thinking I wish I had _______ when I am about to do something and remember things w...
Shout out to JD
work in progressDay 2 of celebrating JDYesterday many people came out to toast JD, share stories and sing some of his favorite karaoke songs at the Pier Lounge. It was nice to hear people's stories ab...
Birthday shout out
Shout to Beth hope you are having a happy birthday San Pedro Style.I would also like to send a shout out to Jeff and Janice who are on the Island celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary....
Special Community Meeting
Special Community MeetingMonday, July 21, 7pm - High School Auditorium.This meeting is being held to find working solutions and overcome recent problems with crime that have been occurring in San Pedr...
Catamaran grand opening
What more could anyone ask for than good friends bbq and a gorgeous beach view including windsurfers. View You Tube clip.We all enjoyed a delightful afternoon at the grand opening of Catamaran beach ...
Hanging out with Whale Sharks
Work in progressKids in Action in collaboration with Hol Chan and Greenreef have planned two all day trips to Bacalar Chico . The trips were planned for all the children that participated in the Cora...
Don't try this at home
For some strange reason I have always enjoyed seeing people standing on back of trucks around town. I think for me it is a reminder that life as we know it is not the same as it used to be and I like ...
Little differences
We are still between 2 places but more so here than our old apartment in town. Shuffles and Rld loaned us their cart so we got another load of stuff over today and I have just been organizing things t...
Moving day ugh and yay
Here is a glimpse into what moving can be like on Ambergris Caye.The tacoshack looks like a bomb has exploded - we are in full packing mode. Beth is going to come around with Sharon's cart after break...
Ups and downs
This morning I was quite happy as I was washing my laundry thinking when we move next week I can pretty much retire our laundry buckets except for a few hand washables and how nice it will be to have ...
Procrastinating
Saw Carbunketrumpet online this am and since I was in procrastination mode I figured we might as well meet at perk instead of packing - after all they leave Sunday.After I got back to the tacoshack, I...
Match Making in San Pedro
Yesterday evening 'da girls' invited Paul and I over for breakfast. They said that there were guests from Florida we should meet who wanted a tour of the school and had donations to drop off.When we g...
Moving preparation
This morning I was thinking I could be farther along organizing and packing - thankful we do not have much stuff I am sure it will seem like a lot when the time comes. Since we have do not have boxes ...
Fun Monday
Just been running errands and taking care of business this morning. It is quite hot right now and I feel like the shower I just took was hours ago and not 5 min ha ha.We caught a 3 pm boat to La Perla...