30 Mar--Coxen Hole w/Greg

Fri, 30 Mar .... got up early and got all my diving gear together in case Greg and i wanted to do an afternoon dive. then headed to work, .... as i was painting, i heard a lot of birds chirping ..... i kept looking at the sky to try to see the flock of whatever it was that was flying over ... but saw nothing .... then saw the 2 guys walking down the street with these poor little darlings ... and, yes, they are REAL baby chicks !!!!!!!!! .....dyed all those bright colors to sell as Easter chicks ... they were so cute, soft and cuddly, and it made me sad to think what their fate was ... they were selling them for US$1, and said they had already sold 30 of them ,,,,, i was just finishing up the painting when Greg arrived from his morning dive, grabbed a brush, and helped me finish the project. i mentioned that i wanted to go to Flowers Bay to see if the Inez and Tony were at the house where i worked last year with the students from North Carolina. Greg said he wanted to go to Coxen Hole to buy a cell phone ... so we deciced to do that instead of diving. it was a really hot day to not be in the water; but we prevailed. took 'collectivo' taxis to Coxen Hole, ..... Coxen Hole is not really a tourist place, but it is close to one of the Cruise Ship Docks ... while walking down the street looking for ice cream, we saw another 4 boxes of Easter Chicks :( ....... and ...they have NO ice cream in Coxen Hole :() and this cute kitty with a black spot just under his nose ...... that was quite content with his life in Coxen Hole .... Coxen Hole didn't have the cell phone, so we took another 'collectivo' taxi to French Harbor ....a larger 'town' with a Mall, ....with Wendy's and Applebees! :( ....Greg got his phone, we got ice cream ... and went to a REAL air conditioned, brightly lit grocery store! ... with fully-stocked shelves and beautiful produce .... it's been over 3 months since i've been in such a store .... and ... to my surprise ...... yes, that is Pabst Blue Ribbon and Strohs ... in French Harbor, Roatan, Honduras !!!!!!!!!!! ...i must admit i was impressed by their 'presentation' in the store .... took another 'collectivo taxi' to Flowers Bay ... Ines was on the mainland, but Tony was there. it was great to see Tony and and hear all about the plans they still have for the site; but it was sad to see the 'structure' from last year had colapsed from the wind, rain, termites ... you can still see the plastic bottles that the girls filled with sand last year ... and the trenches were still dug out .... but it really looked 'sad' .... :( i didn't notice this tree last year with the 'fruit' on it .. they were like watermelons hanging from this tree ... the fruit looked very strange hanging on the tree :~ ....Tony said after they dry, they cut them in half and make bowls out of them .... kinda strange .... back to West End, cleaned up, ... Justine got home as i was leaving to meet Greg and Ron and Patricia at The Sundowner; .......said she'd meet me there .... after an hour or so at the SunDowner .... Justine and i joined Greg and several of his friends, from Utila also, for dinner at Cannibal ..... this is Mitch, me, Jen, Chad, Justine, Greg ... and of course ...... Cannibal ... home to bed