Double D stands for Damn Dusty and that how it has been the past while on the Island. It has gotten to the point that some people are wearing bandanas as dust masks. I am sure partly why my sore throat has been so hard to shake, it did not stop me from wanting to do another early morning joyride. Late last night as I was finishing up yesterdays blog post, I got texting Dick to set our wake up time for today ...

Most you have already heard the  buzz by now but in case you haven't.... Ambergris Caye was named Top Island in the Travelers Choice Awards 2013. It's no surprise why Ambergris Caye rose to the top on the world's 10 best Islands list on Trip Advisor. By far the most developed of the Cayes, Ambergris is still pretty laid-back with it's friendly people, cobblestone streets, golf carts and beach-side bars. The ...

Was up at 5:00am getting ready for the first aid course today. Between packing my kit,  answering emails, sending out lat minute updates, doing laundry, blogging and texting Leisa my  hands were full. I will be so glad to come home and fall into a nice clean bed later on, likely after a a celebration drink on the way home. It is going to be a great day. I am super excited about the sponsorship part of the B ...

The poem below was written by Angela in honer of her short time roommate Kristy Lynn who recently passed. If you are out at a beach bar today please raise your glass to Kristy Lynn, she loved walking on the beach, it gave her some small bit of peace during a very difficult time. A good place to toast her is Live Rock and Roll 2pm - 5pm at the pool bar at Grand Caribe $5bzd local rum and $4bzd 10 oz beers. S ...

A while back, I gave my junior blog assistant an assignment to send me 7 pictures to visually show what she likes about living in San Pedro, and she recently turned it in. Some of you will remember Nina from her pictures at the Karen Waldrup Benefit Concert for Mama Vilma;'s Family Home at Wet Willy's Cantina. You will be seeing more of Nina's work in the future, now that she has learned to size pictures an ...

At the end of the movie the end of Eat Love Pray Liz Gilbert [Julia Roberts] talks about physics of  the quest in her following lines: 'In the end, I've come to believe in something I call "The Physics of the Quest." A force in nature governed by laws as real as the laws of gravity. The rule of Quest Physics goes something like this: If you're brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting, ...

Belize Fun Facts - You know you have been living in Belize a while when you catch your self using the word like pirate as a search term while trying to find something in a gmail search. Today I wanted to post just one picture so I set off in search of an image that visually represents why I love living on Ambergris Caye. I went to my stock folder and found the pics from when Dick and I went driving down sou ...

Joanne from Direct Abundance sent me the following email, with an update of Direct Abundance work in Jamaica and  she is looking for help to get some school supplies to mainland Belize. If anyone is coming here from Pennsylvania and has some spare room or if anyone has a good suggestion on hoe to help her get the school supplies here please make contact. Hi Laurie. Hope things are well down there in Belize. ...

I am playing my own version of beat the clock this morning I had to go back and finish tagging pictures from our recent vacation, trying to make it in under the 2 h mark with 33 min left to go.  I was trying to be good and drink water this morning while I waited patiently for my coffee maker to wake up. Thankfully I have my first iced coffee in front of me now and I can really bust a move, to get the job do ...

It is time to let the cat out of the bag....  I really wasn't  editing pictures for the last 2 days as I said in Mondays Gas prices in Belize post. Instead I kidnapped tacoboy Sunday afternoon and went AWOL 2.5 miles north to Cocotal Inn and Cabanas. After all the recent Belize Red Cross excitement, I figured we hard earned a break away in a Garden Cabana on the beach. I was all set to be a bikini girl for ...

I spent my day walking around the island. Started at Tropic Air after seeing Dick off for his 31h journey back to Turkey, went south as far as Banana Beach Resort where I stalled on the beach for a bit then made my way home along one of my favorite back roads. I tried to focus on work but was not feeling sitting at mt desk and decided more walking therapy was in order so I went all the way to the bridge and ...

Are you tired of cold winter winds and shoveling snow? Looking for a good Belize travel deal?  Keep your eyes open for a seat sale and pair it with this half price February cancellation special at Grand Caribe Resort. One of the owners at Grand Caribe had  just had a cancellation for some primo time at his condo. It is now available Feb 18th - 28th at 50% off rack rate or $224/night for those days. 4 night ...