Bella Goes Shopping

Start making your travel plans now! Only fourteen days until "Baron Bliss Day." (Details later.)

Shelley and I went shopping today. You know, hop in the car and run to the mall. Oh, wait! This is San Pedro. Instead of hopping in a car, we walked to the dock and caught the 11:30am water taxi to Belize City with a short stop at Caye Caulker. (Round trip cost: $27.50 USD. Dogs ride free and it takes an hour and a half one-way.) The water was rougher than usual and, frankly, I got just a little queasy, but I was fine when we met  our friends, Conchita and Angela, for lunch at the Wet Lizard (not to be confused with the Lazy Lizard in Caye Caulker or Angel Fire, New Mexico).

The Wet Lizard

We sat upstairs overlooking the water and ate delicious fish sandwiches and street tacos, four to a plate. Know in advance that lettuce is very hard to come by in Belize and is therefore very expensive, so just about all lunch and dinner items are served with coleslaw--made without mayonnaise. (It's not my favorite, but, then, I don't eat coleslaw.) The bill was $36 USD for everyone, but after we told them we were local, the price dropped to $48 BZ (or $24 USD!) Not bad, huh?

After lunch, it was time to SHOP! Tote bags in hands and paws, we walked a short distance to Mirab's. Shelley was looking for just a few basics. You know, like pots, pans, a blender, glasses, lamps, dish towels, a mirror for the bathroom, et cetera. In fact, we bought so much, the good folks at Mirab's loaded it up on a dolly and took it down to the dock for us. Shelley and I guarded the goods while Conchita and Angela ran to two more stores before the last water taxi left for the return trip at 5:30pm.  By the way, Shelley found a few dog treats for me in the big city!

Today should be fun as we try to unpack everything and find a suitable place to put it and/or store it. But we're up for it. We're getting settled in and preparing for visitors, right?  Oh yeah, and we're having company tonight. Yikes! Time to clean this place again.

For those who have no immediate plans to visit Belize, you may welcome the following breaking news: According to a company press release, Old Spice has "captured the scent of Belize" in their new Belizean line of Fresh Collection Products which includes deodorants, antiperspirants, body wash, and body spray. The company describes these products as  smelling like fresh air, guitar solos, and triumph. (I'm not making this up.) You may not have to come visit after all. Just buy some Old Spice. "Hmm, does anyone else smell triumph in the air?"

The evening ended with pizza since everyone was too tired to cook. However, and as I have stated before, PepperOni's has the best pizza in the world. This one was half vegetarian and half "Greek." Sounds yucky, but it was delicious.


Y'all come visit. We gals will hop on a water taxi and go shopping while the guys go fishing, diving, swimming, or hanging around in hammocks. You're gonna love Belize!