Bella Does Lily's

Calendar Alert: Only 11 days 'til "Baron Bliss Day."


Yesterday we stopped by a unique condo to visit a young couple, Rysha and Tyler, from Australia, Colorado, Chile, and other interesting spots around the world. The apartment is only 400 square feet, but it's amazing what TWO architects can do with a space that small. Living area/kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom were totally gutted and the changes are terrific! The slide out storage units are especially clever. They bought everything in Colorado and drove it to Miami to save moving charges (savings of over $4,000 USD). There the ceramic tiles, fixtures (including the kitchen sink, literally), and furniture were placed in a container and shipped to San Pedro for $800 USD. What a deal! And what a great designer bachelor pad. Oh wait, they're married!


When Tom commented on how much work they had done themselves, Tyler said, "Well, what good is a man if he's not handy?" Tom, whose only construction project was making a nut bowl in a seventh grade shop class, visibly flinched. (The nut bowl, I'm told, was only an inch and a half deep because he was afraid of the lathe.)

Later, Shelley, Tom and I walked to Lily's Treasure Chest  for dinner. Lily's is right on the beach where you sit outside overlooking the water. We had snapper stuffed with shrimp and cheese, steamed carrots, onions, and zucchini, and local, golden, mashed potatoes. It was good, but, frankly, not our favorite place. Oh well, someone has to do these restaurant reviews. Our server, Vivian, was delightful. It was fun sitting and staring at the water and watching the tourists, but mostly I sat on Shelley's lap and stared at her plate. No one is in much of a rush around here.

 

On the way to Lily's we passed the place where the barges come in. Good chance, that is where Rysha and Tyler's container landed. Pretty much all the supply to the island, including gasoline, comes through here, although on the other side of the island, the lagoon side, you can buy fresh fish and vegetables every Tuesday morning. That, of course, involves getting up early--not my favorite thing to do. Hope we don't need any more sunrise pictures soon.

After dinner we went home to join a billion other people on the planet to watch the Oscars. I was plenty happy to see Uggie, the doggy scene stealer in The Artist, on stage with the rest of the "Best Picture" winners. Yeah, dogs!

At Lily's Treasure Chest

Y'all come visit! We'll find amazing places to make memories. You're gonna love Belize.