Belizin' It - Day 5 - Bone Fish, Tacos, and Pickup Trucks

Husband had another good morning of fishing. 3.5 hours of fishing = 3 bone fish. Apparently, bone fishing is pretty tough. Even with the guide's help, presenting the flies to the fish is difficult.


Magnificent shot of the fisherman

I spent the morning by the pool with my laptop, book, and iPod. Internet access has enabled me to stay connected to a work project (not the most successful vacation from that point of view), but it's been just right for me.

Maria chef'd up another fantastic lunch. Homemade tortillas, carne asada, sauteed shrimp, shrimp ceviche, homemade pico de gallo, and pina coladas, of course. It was my favorite lunch so far.


Maria's taco lunch

We went to the 2nd JJW concert last night. On Tuesday, he played solo. Last night, he had a drummer and a bass player. Our seats were better (5 rows from the front), and I thought the music was fantastic. I have 3 new favorite JJW songs: Cowboy Boots and Bathin' Suits, The Cape, and Pickup Truck Song.


Husband and I enjoying JJW

Belizin' It - Day 4 - Snorkeling

The gods cooperated with us today and gave us blue skies and sun. We started the day with Maria's fabulous breakfast: scrambled eggs with cheese, bacon (curly Opa style), fresh-squeezed OJ, coffee, fresh pineapple and cantaloupe, fry jacks (sopapillas minus the sugar) with refried black beans, and raisin bread. Holy moly, it was good.

Our guide, Carlos, picked us up from our dock around 9 am, and we headed north for snorkeling. All of our snorkel stops were between the island and the reef. Bottom was sandy and coral was prolific. We saw lots of tropical fish, some schools of fish, and several very large rays.

The highlight of the trip for me was watching one of our guides spearfish for our lunch. He collected many conch shells, a lobster, and speared several snapper.


With our catch!

Between snorkeling stops 2 and 3, we went ashore on a beach and lazed about while the guides grilled their catch. In addition to the seafood, we had baked beans, cole slaw (with raisins), tortillas, and lime pie. Only downside of the lunch was the indigestion during the 3rd dive.


Waiting for lunch. It's a rough life.


Preparing the lunch


A view from our lunch beach

Belizin' It - Day 3 - King of a Hot Place

Husband had a good day fishing. With the flies he tied, he caught several bonefish.



We attended the first JJW concert. He played for two hours on a dock under the stars. Pretty great. Did you know he wrote Mr. Bojangles? He told stories between songs. My favorite was that he and Jimmy Buffet agreed that they wanted to be kings of a hot places. Nice job if you can get it!

Post-concert, we stopped at a hole in the wall for Pupusas (tortillas made with meat and/or cheese inside of them). Yum!



We're looking forward to a day of snorkeling tomorrow. Keeping my fingers crossed for good weather.