Bella Prepares for Lobsterfest

Looking for coconuts

Shelley was able to get out of the house for about five hours today. (This is her best day in weeks and weeks.) She wanted to get her hair and nails done, but things don't always work out as planned in San Pedro, so she ran errands with a friend and ran around in a golf cart and did lots of other things she hasn't been able to do for a long time. Now she's exhausted, but that was expected.


Well, her getting out freed me up a little as well, so I was able to go for a really long walk. I don't know why I was feeling so social--I'm usually not--but I had a great time visiting with tourists allowing them to adore me for longer than usual. I walked on the dock, I walked on the beach, I ran, I frolicked. I looked for coconuts. Actually, it was all pretty exhausting for me as well.

Miss Lisa

As we were headed back home, Tom and I happened to see Island Academy teacher Lisa Anderson (with a cast on the arm she broke after she fell off her bicycle about a month ago) handing a ball somewhat larger than a softball but smaller than a volleyball to a student named Kaylie (phonetic). 

Let me make this very clear from the outset. We were only passing by the  Academy and stopped for a very few minutes, so this is not exactly reporting in the strictest sense. However, what we observed was pretty amazing. With the tape measure stretched out, Kaylie threw that same ball 103 feet, 10 inches, besting the record set by fellow student Paul by 3'10". That's right, Paul, your record was shredded! Way to go, KAYLIE!

When you're doing your research on Ambergris Caye and San Pedro, be sure to go to www.belizeforum.com/belize
and www.belizespot.com. Both are excellent sources of information, and they're fun, too!

Lobster Costume Prototyp

I'm not saying you should ignore me, of course. I'm always chock full of information. So put this on your calendar, bucko! The 2012 Lobsterfest begins Friday, June 15th and ends with the traditional Block Party on Saturday, June 23rd. That's nine days of everything lobster you can think of. Lobster pub crawl. Lobster pizza. Pin the tail on the lobster. Grill your own lobster. Lobsterfest King and Queen Pageant. It's Carnival, good eating, and high cholesterol, all rolled into one. I'm already working on my lobster costume. You can't start too early.



Of course, you don't have to wait until June to come to San Pedro. Here's a picture Tom took this afternoon of  "Catching Dreams" pulling up to our dock. Owned by Unique Dive Adventures on Turtle Street, the number of divers on the boat is never more than eight so the staff can concentrate on the needs of their guests. That sounds like a pretty good business model to me. (Maybe not to Walmart.)


Y'all come visit. Now is good, and so is June. Whenever is a good time to catch some dreams here. You're gonna love Belize!