Fri, 22 Jan

Fri 22 Jan: normal chores and morning activities. after putting the 3rd shift out for Play Time, Eddi and i started cleaning the Meow-tel. sweeping the shelves and floor; then spraying it all down with water, and applying biodegradable soap, and then rinsing, several times to get all the soap out. this was a really hot sticky sweaty job, we needed to cool down. another thing that Madi mentioned was that we needed more sand to be used for kitty litter in the enclosures. where do you get the sand ? from the sea of course. so Eddi and i took 5gal buckets and a shovel out about waist deep and started shoveling sand in the buckets. we then spread the sand out in the sun and when it dries, you shovel it into the litter boxes. we're in the kitty litter making business, too bad it isn't scoopable ... they don't have that here :( here is a picture of the outside of the Meow-tel after we finished there, we went to The Split for a break. Francesca, from Guatemala, was there selling her weavings: table runners, table cloths, wall hangings, etc. they were beautiful and all made by her family, some by hand and some on a loom. she comes to Caye Caulker for 2 weeks each month to try to sell. Eddi bought 2 of them ... here we are with one of the ones she bought: i'd like to tell you about the Squirrel Cage. well, that's what i call it, because it has wire around it. there are 4 sweet cats in there. here is one of them, Mu-ne-ca .... doesn't she look like she's ready for her photo shoot? but .... when we walk in this room with the food ... this is what they do .... they look like squirrels in a cage ! unfortunately, you can't HEAR all the meowing .. or fortunately for you. i do have some video, but i have not had any luck uploading it to this site. i'll try to put it on You Tube .... sometime .... when i don't have anything else do to. when/if i do, i'll let you know. it's really the best way to experience it :)