Bella Goes Swimming

Chillin' after church.

 One of the best parts of going to church is a potluck dinner afterwards! Today six of us went over to Karen's for a fresh fruit platter, ravioli, pasta salad, fresh green beans with ham, onions, and new potatoes. Delicious!   I got to go in the swimming pool--although only up to my tail. (That's enough for me.) Afterwards I wrapped up in a couple of tee shirts to avoid sunburn--seriously. This Caribbean sun is hot!

Getting my tail wet!

Karen lives at Paradise Villas between the famous Phoenix Resort and Wet Willy's Dock. Talk about location, location, location. She has two condos, upstairs and downstairs, that she rents out. You can see the listing on www.airbnb.com.  

Last night Tom and Michael (whose wife was presenting seminars in the United States for a couple of weeks) went to Casa Picasso for a traditional Vietnamese dinner. (Grandmas Shelley and Jane opted to stay home for grilled cheese sandwiches with fresh tomato slices.)  Anyhow, Michael and Tom joined six other guests already seated where Michael, with a career background in law enforcement, introduced Tom as his "partner." Tom began talking frenetically explaining how his wife wasn't able to be there for the occasion.

Vietnamese Pho Beef

Tien Vo, the executive chef, told the guests about what to expect. The first course was a salad called xà lách with spring rolls and barbecued beef. Then Phở, rice noodles served in a bowl with clear beef broth and slim cuts of beef. Dessert was freshly-baked almond cookies over homemade coconut ice cream.  They said the food was delicious but reminded them of the old Wendy's commercial.

At the end of the feast, fireworks were set off. Several of the guests talked about how that was a traditional Vietnamese custom. Only when Tom and Michael were pedaling back home on their bicycles did they pass the wedding reception that was taking place about five blocks from the restaurant, complete with fireworks!

Y'all come visit. We'll go swimming and eat great food and watch the birds fly in at dusk when the fishermen return to shore. You're gonna love Belize!