Belize 2010_7

We woke around 10am the wind was the right direction today but still a bit light. Matt made us some cereal with bananas for breakfast. I've been wanting to go down to the local Humane Society (SAGA) and volunteer. The website said they were open from 1-5pm and I have been talking via email to Heidi the volunteer coordinator and she told me that Ingrid would return from lunch at 1pm so try giving her a call then. I called right at 1pm but no answer so I left a message. Two o'clock rolled around and I call again and spoke with Ingrid. She told me that they really need extra hands on Wednesdays and Thursdays because the on call vet comes those days. She also said that I was more than welcome to come any other day to walk/play with the dogs. I told her because it was so late and I wanted to get a full day in that I would see her on Wednesday.

With that taken care of we decided to take the boat into town, get some lunch and head out to the reef from town to find a new snorkeling spot. Dad was craving Chinese, the man did not speak much English and you had to point at pictures. Dad ordered, I ordered, Karlene ordered and Matt tried to order sweet and sour chicken extra spicy and he ended up getting breaded chicken strips and fries. A big plate of deep fat friedness which he did not want but ate it anyway because he was obviously not going to get what he ordered even though he pointed at the sweet and sour chicken picture on the wall! We could only laugh about it. After our Chinese it was time for yet another ice cream. The wind better pick up soon, we have some major calories to burn! Good thing we ride our bike in to town most days.

The wind had picked up a bit from the N.W. so we decided to just fish instead because the water was a bit choppy. We picked a good spot. The fish were extremely smart, every cast I threw I could feel them nibbling and they just took my bait, every time! I did eventually catch one and then gave my pole to Karlene. She was having the same problem at first and then she got a keeper and after that it was all little babies. When we were out of the bait we had brought for the day we headed home with 2 keepers.

A quick wash and brush and we peddled into town where my dad was going to help out his friend Doug that was doing music for a fundraiser hosted by Sir Barry Bowen. He is the local big wig that owns almost all the bottling companies in Belize like; Belikin Beer, Coca Cola, Crystal Drinking water, etc. We rode to where the party was going to be held and there was a big tent with lots of lights and decor but no one was around. We rode back up the street to ask a local and my dad found out that it had been canceled due to a plane crash that Mr. Bowen was piloting and everyone on board perished. It was very shocking and put quiet a damper on the night as you can imagine.

Dad thought that his friend Doug who he was going to be helping would be at the local "watering hole" down the street the Road Kill Bar. We rode down there and sure enough Doug was there with a few friends. Matt, Karlene and myself just snuck in and sat at the back so Dad could talk to everyone. Doug was pretty upset because not only was Mr. Bowen a good friend he was supposed to be on that plane with his girlfriend, but thankfully his plans were cancelled. We had one beer and decided to let them all morn without us.

We rode our bikes to the Papusaria in town for some delicious cheap dinner. They were as good as we remembered and the same lady was there making them out by the road that I took a picture of last year and submitted with the article we wrote in The Kiteboarder Magazine. We decided that we would bring the last copy me madre' had to show her the next time we went in. Somehow we have to get her a copy. After some good grub it was time for another ice cream this time we all had a small one. When we were all about to burst at the seams it was time for bed.