Gardening in the tropics is not always easy, the soil is often too sandy and there are sometimes bug issues and diseases like lethal yellow for palms. The owners of the duplex where we live were down recently and  happened to mention that they would love add bougainvillea to our garden. We do actually have one but it is very puny and does not produce the amount of flowers it should. I told them I would talk ...

It has been unseasonably wet this past week so we knew we were taking out chances when we opted to head down south to the Maya ruins. Jan called me Fri morning and said she checked Hydromet Belize website and that it looked like we could get lucky weather wise and that it was our call what to do. Since Mary and David were leaving yesterday we decided to do it anyways, all of us had raincoats and were in agr ...

Today marks our 7th year of living on Ambergris Caye. While I have never said it was forever, I can honestly say I still love living here as much as I did when we first made our move to Belize. I will also say living on a tropical island has changed the scope of where I could and could not live forever, tacoboy agrees on both counts. We both enjoy the different pace of things although surprisingly island li ...

Yesterday was almost perfect weather to go hang out at Grand Caribe for their Sunday pool side party at Cowboy Doug's pool bar and grill. I say almost as there was a bit of a breeze happening and technically it is winter here so the water was a bit cool. While Paul watched football on the big screen tv, Dennis & I went polar bear and made new friends. It was not long before  Seleni and Madison came alon ...

Mother nature is definitely starting us off in 2012 with island showers and a clean Ambergris Caye. It has not stopped raining long enough for me to make a break for it and head to town to do my errands. The ominous sound of rumbling thunder is making me think I am either going to have to forget it for today or suck it up, waterproof and go anyways. I leaning towards the first option, can just imagine how b ...

Got an email from Lara asking if  I could blog that 15 tickets are still available for tonight's aids awareness event and the 6th annual San Pedro Boat parade, I told her I would get done when I got home. Thanks to wordpress app for android phones, I am able to do the writing from Dicks house and I can upload pics for post when I get home to my desk. Aids Awareness Dinner at tonight - Three Course Meal at C ...

One of the things people do not always consider when moving to the tropics is routine maintenance. Here is an example - On Sunday I was looking for cooler to take to the beach and found many of the zippers were stuck. Within the last 6 months I had done my routine maintenance and used some coconut oil to make sure they were all working well, now most of them need to be re-oiled. A second example would be, t ...

There is no doubt that Si was probably a very cute puppy. It’s easy to imagine a child playing with him and enjoying the wonderful bond that develops between puppies and children. What is not so easy to imagine is how such a sweet potlicker grew up, having been cared for by someone and then ended up abandoned and shot in the street. When residents of the San Mateo reported that there was an injured dog, pos ...

I just saw a 19 year old win a million dollars on a game show. Imagine how different any of our lives would be if that had happened to us? I wonder if I would have moved to Belize or would I have landed in a different Tropical location instead. I can say for sure it likely would not have taken me so long to get there. I finished up my work early today so I could do out with Dick and Paula to celebrate his b ...

Paul decided we should go for a long walk yesterday since the sun came out and Hurricane Rina was not making us housebound. Paula, Jessie faye and Dick were heading to town so we decided to join them. I have a ton of pics to sort through so I will be adding more throughout the day. Hoping to go to class today but I have a feeling the pool will be closed. Quite a few businesses around town were closed yester ...

Lucky Couldn’t be Luckier They say that ‘curiosity killed the cat’ and in Lucky’s case, this almost came true. Darling little Lucky was brought into Pampered Paws looking like he’d been fighting a war – and he was the loser. It is believed that his terrible facial injury was due to an unfortunate encounter with a raccoon. Lucky was suffering from a terrible injury and could not breathe properly after having ...

How to travel with a dog to Belize A lot of preparation is necessary to fly with our animals Always check the website of the airline on pet policies rather than accept what is told on the phone by an agent - which honesty holds true for any important matter. Make sure to print the online regulations from the site and take it with you for backup. When you purchase your ticket and make sure the airlines know ...