Sat, 16 Jan
hey! i've been here a week already .... and we are finally geting some nice weather!
YES ! what a wonderful day ... PERFECT, best day yet. it was hot, sticky and buggy doing chores today. i took a quick jump in the water at the house just to cool off. Peter was reading under the tree, i suggested we take advantage of this beautiful Belize day and go down to The Lazy Lizard at The Split. The 'split' was caused by a Hurricane Hati in 1961 ... it literally cut the island in half.
Arial photo of Caye Caulker, at the top of the photo you can see where it split.
it is now a nice sandy beach with a little bar, picnic tables in the water, hammocks on the deck.
The split is quite deep and the tide is strong there. you just get in the water on one side of the bar, and float, and let the current take you down a little to the other end of the bar, and get out, go to the bar, get another drink, repeat ...... easily entertained, aren't i?
i had been here in December, so i knew about their signature drink ... Lizard Juice ... and it's reputation. i had 2 of them in Dec and don't recommend it, .... if you need to function. Peter and i shared one. that was plenty. as you can see, it is very GREEN !
on the way back home, we stopped at Peter's friend's from Holland, and arranged to go on a snorkeling tour with them tomorrow! let the sun shine in :)
as wonderful a day as it was, it did have a lot of sadness in it. Cloudy, the young and gentle tiger cat lost his fight against the poisoning of his system due to his urinary tract being plugged. it is especially sad when this happens to one of the more affectionate cats; since not all of them are. Madi was very sad, of course, because she did all she could. this is what happens when you do not have resources available here on the island. we buried him there on her property, and i consoled her the best i could. we made a nice resting place for him.
back to Rose's for dinner. tonight it was grilled Hogfish ... awesome ! met another guy, Josh, who is also travelling. he was there with his parents and they are going to get scuba certified.
i love it here :)
it is now a nice sandy beach with a little bar, picnic tables in the water, hammocks on the deck.
The split is quite deep and the tide is strong there. you just get in the water on one side of the bar, and float, and let the current take you down a little to the other end of the bar, and get out, go to the bar, get another drink, repeat ...... easily entertained, aren't i?
i had been here in December, so i knew about their signature drink ... Lizard Juice ... and it's reputation. i had 2 of them in Dec and don't recommend it, .... if you need to function. Peter and i shared one. that was plenty. as you can see, it is very GREEN !
on the way back home, we stopped at Peter's friend's from Holland, and arranged to go on a snorkeling tour with them tomorrow! let the sun shine in :)
as wonderful a day as it was, it did have a lot of sadness in it. Cloudy, the young and gentle tiger cat lost his fight against the poisoning of his system due to his urinary tract being plugged. it is especially sad when this happens to one of the more affectionate cats; since not all of them are. Madi was very sad, of course, because she did all she could. this is what happens when you do not have resources available here on the island. we buried him there on her property, and i consoled her the best i could. we made a nice resting place for him.
back to Rose's for dinner. tonight it was grilled Hogfish ... awesome ! met another guy, Josh, who is also travelling. he was there with his parents and they are going to get scuba certified.
i love it here :)
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