A SAMPLE ITINERARY FOR MY VISITING FRIEND
It took a while, but we have a visitor that came to see my island. Yay! You haven’t heard from me in a while because we’ve been out and about quite a bit. Before my friend arrived, I sat down[…]
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THINGS THAT OCCUPY OUR TIME ON A TINY ISLAND
Whenever I talk to someone about how we sold everything and moved to Belize in 2013, I often receive the same questions. Did you work? Oh, then what did you do to stay busy? Our days during this extended visit[…]
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BOATING TO CAYE CAULKER WITH FRIENDS
One of the best things about living on an island in Belize is meeting people from all over. People you would never have known otherwise. People who are available to go on an adventure at a moment’s notice. It’s an[…]
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MORNING BEACH WALK: MILE 2
We survived the first mile to Captain Morgan’s Retreat and now we have another mile to conquer. Some mornings, when we feel ambitious, we tackle a couple miles farther north, but these pictures will give you a glimpse of our[…]
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DINNER FAILURE
This is officially my first daily detour since arriving on the island. I want to share my experience because it is so common here, but this is definitely a new one for me. My recent mishap involves the kitchen and[…]
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MORNING BEACH WALK: MILE 1
In my last couple of updates, I took you down the beach heading south to town for groceries, then I showed you around our resort, and now I am sharing pictures of our daily morning stroll toward the north. Since[…]
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LIVING AT THE #1 HOTEL IN BELIZE
Now that Darin has joined me and we are settled in, I think it’s time to give you a glimpse of our island home. If you read my recent grocery shopping story (it can be found here), then you know[…]
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ISLAND GROCERY SHOPPING ADVENTURE ON FOOT
Most residents on Ambergris Caye know how difficult it is to find every item on their shopping list at one store. It is totally normal to visit two or three stores on grocery shopping day. When walking 1.5 miles to[…]
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BACK IN BELIZE
I know, I know, it has been a while since I have communicated. We arrived in Texas and I was flooded with appointments, happy hours with friends, and spending time with the grandkids. Fall festivals are the best, huh? We[…]
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SEPTEMBER COST OF LIVING
This update is a couple of days overdue, in case you are still following us. As you might be aware, we made it back to Texas last Friday and celebrated our daughter’s birthday over the weekend. We had record high[…]
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