Belize '08

A trip to Belize is always a reason to blog. Wendy and I were recently lucky enough to travel there and return with this report. The island hopping planes to San Pedro now have new navigational equipment in the dashes. Not that it's needed, the flight is about 60 miles and the pilots could all do the thing blind-folded.........







....Wednesday night is still the famous "chicken drop" at Pier Lounge. It is a gambling game where you buy squares on a grid and they drop a chicken into the pen. When the chicken poops on your number, you win. Wednesday night is slow in San Pedro. In fact all the nights are slow...........






....The next day was Thanksgiving. I wanted a traditional dinner (So did Wendy....LOBSTER!) so we chose Celi's, one of the fancier beach restaurants. Ever seen cloth table clothes and a sand floor?.............





....I was pretty happy with the turkey and ham, gravy over dumplings, and cornmeal dressing with candied yam sauce...............





....Wendy looks happier, almost smug, with her lobster. Both were pricey, and we laid down $75 US...........





....I walk every morning with the camera and collect sunrises. The whole town faces east and there are no sunsets to be had. This was my favorite this year...........

....Our place looks great. The palm trees are aged by the storm they were replanted after. These are from Kieth. I believe that was 2001........

....While we were there, the town fathers planted 600 new trees along the water. The government owns the first 15 feet of land along the beach. Hurricanes had destroyed many of the trees and they thought it was time to replace some............

....they should be cool in a few years..........

....still funny to see pine-tree related Christmas decorations in the tropics...................

.....Country and Western recording star, Kelly MacQuire, who is a "regular" in San Pedro, did a benefit concert for a neighborhood watch group in suburban San Pedro. A great way to while away an afternoon at the poolside.......

....Wendy had to get her CD autographed. His most recent album is "Boat in Belize"........

....I found this really neat piece of driftwood on the beach and picked it up for a decoration for the condo........

....it is a little too big to put in luggage, so I hope it is still there when we come back.......

....I end with the traditional "shot off the balcony" so the tree growth can be compared to past years. More later?............

Uncle Hans