Monthly Archives: September, 2010
A lighthearted moment during the candidate forum
The moderator of the candidate forum made a comment thanking Kathi Wasserman for “flashing” the candidates (their available time). We have a good time at our debates!
Pepper in Belize
The beaches in Belize are protected from much wave action by the second largest barrier reef in the world. So without much care the beaches end up covered in grasses. Our hotel did an alright job of keeping it clear… we pretty much always had the beach to ourselves.
Vendors in Belize
Women walking down the beach at San Pedro on Caye Ambergris. I think that the marginally primarily english speaking residents combined with the beach setting is what draws people to Belize. But things were more expensive than in Guatemala and Honduras. So we found that we preferred places like Flores and Antigua, Guatemala. And we …
Bikini briefs!
Sure… this isn’t what you want to see. But this was my first time wearing a swim suit like this in public (aside from wearing it over tights, with a shirt on, cape and knee pads and a luchador mask). I was able to pass for European. And after doing this a few times on …
Hike at Three Lakes
On Tuesday Pepper had her first day as a substitute teacher. It was a nice day so when we all got home we headed out the road to enjoy the weather instead of unpacking boxes or making stuff for the upcoming market. We ended up going to Three Lakes and hiked a loop to Sand …
Wolf
Saw my first daytime wolf on the island Tuesday. Pepper, Jordan and i were returning from a short hike at Three Lakes and this wolf crossed the road in front of us. I hopped out and jumped on top of the roof of the car to get a few shots of it.
Bonampak mural
This is an example of the colors of the murals at Bonampak. There seems to be significant evidence that the Mayans actually used a lot of color on the outsides of their temples too!
Trees on steps at Bonampak
No matter what I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing trees growing on old ruins.
Our bathing spot somewhere in southern Chiapas, Mexico.
Instead of washing our sweat off in the dirty communal shower we opted to rinse it off in the dirty communal stream. It was cold, swift, and muddy.
Our lodging in southern Chiapas, Mexico
Part of the tour package we bought that got us from Palenque, Mexico to Flores, Guatemala was a stay at a “Lancandon Indian village.” Honestly, the stops in Bonampak and Yaxchilan were worth it but the “village” wasn’t really what we expected. I’d have gone more rustic than this if we actually were in a …
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