Planned to head to Spanish Lookout early yesterday, but BT didn’t get rolling til @1pm.  There’s always more to do around here.  We were able to get most of the things on our long list. Had a quick dinner and drank a beer and talked while it rained.

This morning I woke up while all the guys were sleeping, but the power was out – the batteries got too low for some reason.  I didn’t want to wake BT so I headed to the cabin to unpack stuff.  It is so beautiful and peaceful here at the cabin.  There’s a mist hanging low in the mountains across the valley as the sun is starting to burn through the clouds.  A myriad of birds are singing. Settling in here and waiting now for power/people/water to finish up.  Still working on slowing down.

Last night I slept even better.

We did some work online – got a print order going with a little help from my sister in the states. We rode into Benque with Big T. and walked around while he did some business. We walked all over town then sat in a park by the town hall. A man came out of the town hall to chat with us. Turns out he is a Peace Corps volunteer from Miami here to help Benque with economic development and tourism promotion.  We talked with him for awhile, went back to his office, and got on the mailing list and exchanged emails, etc.  He hopes to get local people involved to keep initiatives going after he leaves.  Big T. (BT) called to pick us up after our urban development meeting.  We drove to San Ignacio and he dropped us at Sweet Tings.  We looked around a bit, then walked down into town.  We got burritos at Minchy’s (good + cheap) and walked down to Courts where we bought a mattress.  There was only one so it was almost refreshing – one store & one mattress!

After that we wandered from store to store looking at stuff. It was hot so we found an Italian who made and sold handmade gelato at a little station on the street.  It was delicious, and the guy was interesting and talkative.

Right now we are sitting in a bar full of various expats and tourists having a beer and waiting for BT  and trying to deal with a bored 10 year old.

Still trying to detox from the internet/constant connection…

Our cabin is finished and we’re planning to spend the summer in Belize – or at least six weeks of it.  I’m journaling the experiences, and will type them in here as time and bandwidth permit.  We head to Belize June 20th, returning August 2!

June 21,2012

So tired when we arrived yesterday. During the night the wind picked up, then thunder crashed so loud echoing through the hills so it sounded like they were sliding down.  Woke up to pouring rain that slowed down and finally stopped around noon.  M’s busy talking with Big T.  Little T’s reading. I’m restless today, trying to settle into the pace and feeling stumbly.  I know that soon I’ll feel more peaceful and at ease. Today I feel better than yesterday. It’s coming.

Here’s where we are heading – we love it without even seeing it in person. We’ve enjoyed corresponding with some of our future friends and neighbors, and can’t wait to visit in September!

And here is what we will leave behind – I’m sure the new family who moves here in a few years will LOVE our great neighborhood, we have the best friends and neighbors here, and have had a lot of fun and great memories made!