Mary Jane's latest musical instrument, a turtle shell.

The only graveyard in Placencia. Graves are built above ground.

Lunch at Charo's, fish and chips.

Two sweet gals on the sidewalk. They wanted me to take their pic.

Getting a tattoo with "Roddy" on the sidewalk in Placencia. Only $25 US.

Lunch at the Purple Space Monkey. Mary Jane had snapper and I had a chicken ceaser wrap with fries.

Monday at the beach with Belize's finest beer.

Tuesday breakfast at Dawn's "Grill and Go".

Fry Jack's and freshly squeezed watermelon juice.

Tuesday afternoon grooming session. I used human clippers. Turned out OK. 

And "Teddy Bear" was so happy!

Looking spiffy and much cooler.

Had breakfast at The Shack, breakfast all day and wonderful healthy shakes. It was the first time I had "Fry Jacks". Very tasty, deep fried and served with jam. I will be having more of them for sure.

Belizean Fry Jacks $3.00 BLZ or $1.50 American.

Mango Shake

Spent the afternoon at the beach. Cloudy and a little windy but still very comfortable. Some pics of the main drag in downtown, Placencia.

Little gift shop

The Main Drag, downtown Placencia

Loved these little huts on the new pier. May like to paint them someday. The colors here are simply charming.

Supper this evening at Omar's Creole Grub.

Grouper in Curry Sauce, served with rice and coleslaw. I don't think I have had a bad meal here.

I'm Back!!!!

OK,  Here goes. In my last post I promised to update my blog after I returned home, but guess what, that didn't happen. I guess for many reasons, back to work, no longer in Belize mode and missing it terribly. Separation anxiety for leaving, I guess that is enough reasons.

I have now returned to beautiful sunny and hot Placencia, Belize. I did not anticipate doing my blog this year as it does take up some time to compose, upload pics etc., however, several of my friends asked that I continue. They enjoyed my taking them on my journey, so here goes.

What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours.

Flying to Belize seems not to be an easy task. Last year I was one day late on arriving and this year our early morning flight from Houston to Belize was cancelled, no reason, just cancelled. That was after we spent the night at the airport, thinking it was not necessary to get a hotel. So, after arriving in Placencia, we had been up for over thirty hours. Needless to say it has taken a few days to catch up on sleep and a few days at the beach for much needed vitamin "C" from the sun. It is Sunday already.

Because I have been here before, I often go out now forgetting my camera. Here are a few new pics and I promise to take some more.

Lunch with my Favorite Beer and I was so hungry that it was all gone before I took a pic.

A future "Dancing Queen"

Garifuna drummers on the beach.

The things you have to deal with when you come home from a holiday. Your tan fades, your skin starts to dry out, you are freezing and then lo and behold a snowstorm. 

Good Morning from Grand Bay-Westfield, NB. I left Placencia at 10:00 am on Friday morning and I arrived home at 3:45 am Saturday, after a two hour delay in Toronto.  I will be updating the site in the next short while with more pictures and my thoughts on leaving this beautiful place Placencia, Belize. To all my friends that I have met and those I leave behind, I miss you already. It is -13 this morning, sunny and to my surprise, no snow.

It was beach weather yesterday, sunny and hot, so I spent a few hours there and then off to "Karaoke" and no, I did not sing. I was being a good girl. Not to keep you in suspense any longer, here are the Zip Line Pics. The line is on the right and into the jungle we will go. The Zip Line is located at "Momma Nutes" in the Bocawina National Park.

Getting caught on the other end.

Megan, Shannon, Tommy, Jeff, Al, Deb, Eugene, Lynn and Me.

Beautiful Mountains.

There were eight zip lines and two repels from these platforms. You just sort of get dropped down, Weeeeeeeee!

The guides pointed out various natural plants (medicinal) and their uses. This plant is where the dye for the American Dollar comes from. 

After that wonderful experience we went to a beautiful waterfalls, quite a drive in from the road and then a walk, but very nice indeed.