Things are moving right along - Harold [and Gayle Cox]  emailed me wanting to donate $100 usd towards a wheelbarrow and possibly a back support belt. He asked if I could find out of Pedro's Hotel would allow him to run his card there since they know him from a recent visit - Pedro was all in to help and told me to sort it out with Cindy. But wait that is not all Harmouche has offered to help match a wheel b ...

If you somehow have not seen my facebook invitation I am putting it here too. FB was acting up when I was making it and I am pretty sure people either did not get it or got it more than once. The first donation from items off Eric's list has come in. I got a pm this morning saying two shovels are waiting at SP Hardware with a note on them 'San Mateo project'.  How exciting - many thanks to the people who do ...

Coming at you like from Pelican Reef Villas. So glad to be here and just be able to take a break for a while. This past week has been overwhelming and fantastic new ideas regarding San Mateo keep coming up all the time. Going to go celebrate with a sandwich in a min and some time on the big brown leather couch facing the big screen tv. tacoboy has already claimed his couch and has the remote in hand. Anyone ...

The whirlwind continues I am taking the girls up north on a field trip today. We will go catch the boat at 10:am to Sueno del Mar meet up with Carole who is already there and then do the mile walk up the beach to Coleen and Ricks place. Neither Cathy or Heather have been that far north before. Aside from being a fun trip and getting to know the island more as repeat visitors - it is important for them to se ...

This is a very interesting and important time in the history of Ambergris Caye and Belize -  last night Heather Cathy and I literally 'shot the shit' and had a great brainstorming session. They told me all about their day and by the end of our chat  we had filled in a couple of new puzzle pieces for Direct Abundance Belize. Heather and Cathy went to the school today - met with Vernon and Eric and walked thr ...

Heather and Cathy two of the Direct Abundance girls are back and following the ever popular trend of voluntourism by taking a fabulous tropical vacation and volunteering while here. According to a poll conducted by Condé Nast Traveler and MS-NBC - only fourteen percent of Americans have taken a volunteer holiday, but fifty-five percent say they would like to. After running a few errands in town - picked the ...

Changes in Latitudes girls invited us over for breakfast so we could meet Marije who is doing a very interesting project called Cat Walks around the World. Changes in Latitudes Bed and Breakfast was the first one to sponsor her stay here in San Pedro - Banana Beach Resort and Holiday Hotel have also joined in. Marije's story is very cool - she was living and working from home in Rotterdam and sometimes when ...

It's a cooker today  the temp says 30c it feels warmer - perfect pool weather.  Saw a post from shuffles on facebook  that is worth sharing with you regarding more Cheap flights Belize from American Airlines. Dallas Fort Worth is listed from $227 and Miami from $250. Paul is working at Pedro's Hotel today and we will meet up later to go for a nice courtyard dinner at Changes in Latitudes Bed and Breakfast. ...

Word on the street was that a Magician from Argentina had checked in at Pedro's Hotel and was willing to put on a small show for everyone. Being a fan of magicians like Harry Houdini and  Chris Angel Mindfreak - I knew it would be a cool thing to go watch. After all it is not every day that we get Magic shows here in San Pedro. Lucas Deni amazed everyone with his magic tricks. He got the audience involved, ...

We got VIP treatment all the way on our recent stay at Victoria House. Having learned from our mistakes the last time we went - this time I booked us in for a Saturday so there was less chance of us getting delayed by work. Even though they have free wireless we decided to cut the umbilical chord leave our lap tops at home this time. Soon as we arrived we donned our white robes and relaxed a bit before head ...

Rick came by the morning to take his motorcycle for a spin and said we could use the cart to go to town. We were planning to stop and get some Halloween fliers printed at mouse pad but they were closed so we went on to Island Perk for an iced frape. After hanging out a bit we decided to make our way back home right after we turn the corner by Belize bank the cart cuts out on us. We were able to push it out ...