Island Life

Well we are really enjoying the Island Life here in Belize. Although today is very hot with no clouds in sight and no breeze to be found, we're still hanging in there! The boys are all napping right now, another perk of Island and Vacation Life I guess... We're all a little sick today, but I think it was the food last night. Funny, it tasted sooo good last night..... Conch is what the boys and I tried. It's a little like squid or octopus, chewy, good (at least last night!)

Yesterday we walked along the sidewalk and looked in all the different stores. There are a lot here. We bought a few gifts for family, and bought our selves new xmas decorations for our sickly looking fake 3 foot tree. 3 decorations is not enough even for this tree, so the boys and I made some more out of the sea-shells we had left over. We put on the lights that we bought in Costa Rica, it's looking better, but it really needs some more....


We're still playing the Christmas music everyday (Michael Buble, Kenny Rogers, The Chipmunks, Sarah McLachlan etc... If you have a favorite, please let us know as we need some more), but it's still hard to get into it without the snow. I've heard how cold it is in both Winnipeg and Edmonton, so I hope we get over it soon. Frost bite or a sun burn? Hmmm, tough question.

Oh yes, on our walk yesterday we found the 3 biggest sea shells to date. The boys and I found 3 Conch shells near the shore. It was so cool. Callym wanted to bring them back, and I'm sure we could have. Everyone here seems to collect them and put them everywhere. But we didn't. I'm sure we'll find more.....

We're thinking of renting a car for either a few days or a week. We want to do some major exploring here, and looking at lots and homes too. I think we're a little sick of taxi's and stuff. This will give us some extra freedom to stop and go when we please. We subscribe to a publication called International Living, and this months cover story is called "Belize, Buy before the Europeans" ! It's interesting, and has a few extra sites for us to look for homes and such. Prices here are still low, but rising (faster in some areas then others) but we could expect 15000 for a decent plot up to 250000 for a home and lot near the beach. We'll be looking, and let you know.....

It's been a few weeks since we've been attacked by no-see-ums and other biting bugs. But there back! And I had almost gotten rid of all the scars from before. Ahh! That is one thing that will be hard to get use to here in the tropics. We're still taking our Malaria pills, but I'm seriously considering quitting them. They taste so horrible, and the risk here (as in Costa Rica) is pretty low, of course if you do get it, it is even more horrible than the taste. I'm still thinking tho.

We have hired a cleaning lady to come in twice a week. When we booked into the SeaSpray I was under the impression that we were part of the hotel, but we aren't. They rent out 2 homes on the side for monthly rentals because it's a better price for the holidayers. So, we're mostly on our own. Grocery shopping, sweeping, laundry, and everything else. It's kind of nice, and then again, doing everything yourself after 8 weeks of being taken care of is hard. Just things you forget need to be done.... Well, Verna comes here every Monday and Thursday just to help out. Washing the floors, doing our towels and sheets, garbages, and anything else us silly tourists have forgotten. She is very nice so far, and I can't wait until she comes back!

Skype is still being a pain for us, but we're still trying. Can't wait to see you all again on the computer and hear your voices.