Sat, 9 Jan:
At Ruby's hotel the morning was cool and drizzling. i walked around San Pedro. i needed to find a pharmacy where i could buy a case for my contact lenses. IF i had gone to bed before i left Kzoo; in the morning, the last thing i would have packed was my contact lens case and my nighttime 'bite-guard'. since i never went to bed, and left in such a hurry, i left both behind. i bought a case, but my grinding will have to continue until i get back. ...maybe i'll stop grinding while i'm here because i'm so relaxed ?
i took the 1pm water taxi to Caye Caulker, which will be my new 'home' for several weeks. oh by the way, it was cold, windy, and drizzling :( and by the time i arrived it had gone from bad to worse. it was miserable ! After having to ask twice, i finally got my bag off the boat. Note to self: don't just assume they will take your bag off the boat and deliver it to the dock! i "hailed" a taxi, and
i was able to tell the taxi driver exactly where i needed to go. and it's a good thing because he just moved there from Toledo ... (no, not Ohio), and had no idea where anything was. by the way .... definition of taxi: golf cart. there are no cars on Caye Caulker, nor are there ANY paved streets and obviously no traffic lights, nor stop signs. why would there be ?
Photo of typical Caye Caulker street
i will be staying with Madi Collins here in Caye Caulker. When i arrived she was in Belize City at the vets with Cloudy, a cat who had a blockage in his uriary tract. her Mother welcomed me and showed me my new 'home'. a nice clean room, large enough to hold a dance; and my own bathroom. :)
i had met Madi briefly when i visited here in Dec. she makes me look like a giant, she comes up to my shoulders!
Also a photo of Madi and her Mother.
when Madi arrived, she told me to 'rest up', since i still had not caught up on my loss of sleep. she said that we would start on Sunday, when she would have time to explain things to me, since she wouldn't be working. she takes the water taxi into Belize City every day to work. she manages the local water taxi company, which she is trying to 'save' from going out of business. after a nice nap, i headed out to find some wireless internet service .... Madi recommended a 'Sports Bar' with wireless and i also had dinner. my first dinner in Caye Caulker, i had chicken alfredo pasta, not exactly Belizean cuisine, but it was good. i also had my first glass of wine, and .. at US$7 a glass, it will be my last.
Madi was born here on Caye Caulker, moved to NYC and returned to her home country. she saw all the abused and homeless cats, felt compassion, and started taking them in one by one, or more accurately, in two's or five's or more. that was 6 years ago. she has organized TNR (trap neuter release) programs and is working to pass legislation to give animals protection and rights. if you haven't yet, she/we would really appreciate it if you would go her web site and sign her petition: www.pawanimalsanctuarybelize.com. She has a lot of cats, a few dogs, and a duck. so, this is what i knew before coming, .... but was totally unprepared for what i am now seeing!
i will be staying with Madi Collins here in Caye Caulker. When i arrived she was in Belize City at the vets with Cloudy, a cat who had a blockage in his uriary tract. her Mother welcomed me and showed me my new 'home'. a nice clean room, large enough to hold a dance; and my own bathroom. :)
i had met Madi briefly when i visited here in Dec. she makes me look like a giant, she comes up to my shoulders!
Also a photo of Madi and her Mother.
when Madi arrived, she told me to 'rest up', since i still had not caught up on my loss of sleep. she said that we would start on Sunday, when she would have time to explain things to me, since she wouldn't be working. she takes the water taxi into Belize City every day to work. she manages the local water taxi company, which she is trying to 'save' from going out of business. after a nice nap, i headed out to find some wireless internet service .... Madi recommended a 'Sports Bar' with wireless and i also had dinner. my first dinner in Caye Caulker, i had chicken alfredo pasta, not exactly Belizean cuisine, but it was good. i also had my first glass of wine, and .. at US$7 a glass, it will be my last.
Madi was born here on Caye Caulker, moved to NYC and returned to her home country. she saw all the abused and homeless cats, felt compassion, and started taking them in one by one, or more accurately, in two's or five's or more. that was 6 years ago. she has organized TNR (trap neuter release) programs and is working to pass legislation to give animals protection and rights. if you haven't yet, she/we would really appreciate it if you would go her web site and sign her petition: www.pawanimalsanctuarybelize.com. She has a lot of cats, a few dogs, and a duck. so, this is what i knew before coming, .... but was totally unprepared for what i am now seeing!
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