Engulfed by Nature

Quiet Beach

Easter is over and the beach is back to normal.

Changing Times

Beach Houses used to look like this.

Now they look like this.

Beach Bazaar Art

Of course with owning a shop called Fishy Business I love all things fishy!
Look at these fabulous hanging fish crafted by Annette and Sonny Vernon of the Beach Bazaar.

Easter weekend

As tradition would have it the masses took to Belize’s beaches and cayes for Easter weekend. Quiet Placencia Beach took on a new look for the weekend.

City and town dwellers made the most of the sun and sand.

The kids enjoyed the bouncy castle.

And the girls proudly modeled their new swim wear.

A lesson in Tamales making

I missed the first part but apparently you dilute the masa in water and then strain. To the strained masa you add salt and oil and cook, stirring till thick. It will end up looking like this.

Boil chicken to cook. Outdoor fire is best of course.

Blend together tomatoes, onion and sweet pepper. [...]

More Dogs.

This is my dog Jaffa when we first got her 1 1/2 years ago.

This is Jaffa now.

Being gnawed on by her buddies.

And these are Jaffa’s new siblings with her mum Sheila.

Aren’t they just adorable?

Beauty in the Abandoned

Dominoes

Old habits never die. Sometimes they seem to disappear for a while but then, there they are again! Dominoes is a big part of the Caribbean street culture and was very much a part of Placencia when I first moved here. Then it just seemed to disappear, or perhaps it just moved [...]

Sports Day

This morning we got up and were in the village before the sun had even risen.

And that’s early for our family.

It was the primary schools Sports Day which always starts with an early morning Marathon. Everyone gathered down by the dock and waited for the, “On your mark, get set, go!”, command.

My son Kai [...]