7 Jan, Sat

Sat, 7 Jan i decided late yesterday that 2 days of manual labor with my shoulder was enough; and declared a day of rest, at least for any heavy work. so today i took it easy and in the afternoon i unveiled the art project to Madi. i have brought with me all the supplies to dye silk scarves. my intent is that Madi and i can paint these scarves and sell them. hoping that this might become an 'income stream' for Madi as she continues to make scarves and sell them to tourists. i had told her about my idea and that we were going to do an 'art project'. but it wasn't until today that she knew what it was going to involve. she is very excited about it. we assembled the frames, gathered the materials, and Madi started thinking about and researching ideas to paint. it was a really hot and humid day, so later in the afternoon, i introduced Nicole to The Split. in 1961 a hurricane split the island in two parts. The Lazy Lizard is the bar at The Split. they have added on another level to The Lazy Lizard; ... pretty fancy for Caye Caulker. we sat on the tables in the water and enjoyed ourselves, even though it clouded up and even rained while we were there. back at Madi's, she said it never rained there (a 10min walk away). Nicole and i finished up the day and ate at a new Italian restaurant that was built across from Madi's on the property that she once owned. it is a nice restaurant with great surroundings and good food; but a bit pricey for our budgets.