Category Archives: Enjoying winter

Our neighbour has cocoa trees in his yard, and last week we were given a couple of cocoa fruits. We were told to put it in the blender as it makes a very good drink…however we thought chocolate…. Google has a ton of information readily available, and all kinds of instructions. Way up at theContinue reading “Making Chocolate….sort of…”

What do you do when you finish Spanish class on a Friday?Well chocolate ice cream seemed like a really good idea. We had already been to this place a couple of times in the evening and it was always closed, so thought we would try during the day. We were in for a very informativeContinue reading “The Chocolate Factory”

Just about everything we eat or use has to be brought over from the mainland by ferry.We go into the bigger town, Coxen Hole, to a regular store (Eldons) that sells just about everything you can buy at Safeway…..if you are willing to pay! And if you see it and want it, it is bestContinue reading “Buying food….and stuff… on the island”

Daryl and I decided to take the plunge and take Spanish lessons. We enrolled in “The Spanish Loft of Roatan”.Classes start at 10 AM as the place is a bar from noon. There will be six of us. We will go three times a week. Daryl and I started a week late, so we hadContinue reading “Spanish Lessons”

No this critter was not in our yard.The storm is pretty well over and he was washed up on the beach…. at least this part. It is amazing the amount of wildlife/critters of all kinds we have seen in our yard. This little fella, an Agouti, was in the back yard. He is a rodentContinue reading “Our critters”

One of my retirement goals is to do volunteer work at a clinic while we are living on Roatan. During previous trips I had been to a clinic and knew this was possible.Now that my tummy troubles are all over I was good to go, so bright and early Monday morning….well more like 9AM…… IContinue reading “The clinic”

Friday November 9, 2018 Everyday since we have been in West End it has been sunny and hot…. surely can’t last as this is the rainy season. The last few days has been spent doing tons of cleaning. I would never have thought of myself as a neat freak but Daryl disagrees.Also a touch ofContinue reading “Making a house a home”

We arrived Sunday evening and it is fun setting up home in a different country. It is going to take a while getting organized. It is hot, hot, hot. 30C in the day time and 27C….or thereabouts…. during the night. Amazing how the heat makes one tired. The house is adequate, we have the bottomContinue reading “Our winter home”

Our last full day in the jungles of Belize was November 4. Ian Anderson’s place is very organized, with friendly, efficient staff.Would highly recommend it. We crossed the Belize River in a tiny boat with no seats and arrived at a magnificent resort called the Banana Bank. Daryl was a natural, saddled his own horse….Continue reading “Saying good bye to the jungle”

Day 3 At Ian Anderson’s resort we went to the zoo and saw an angry  jaguar when a bunch of little kids got close to his enclosure. And other animals too….. A tapir…   And of course monkeys.            And of course friendly snakes!! Then zip lining   Another successful day!!