13 Jan, Mon

i put up a shelf next to the sink, so we'd have someplace to put 'things' when you wanted to brush your teeth, etc.   and since i had so much fun hanging the basket in the shower, i did the same thing with some smaller baskets next to the sink, so they wouldn't take up the shelf space there.

i had just finished that project when i saw another volunteer, Sandra was going to lunch.   i asked if i could join her.    she is leaving to return to L.A. tomorrow and i wanted to visit with her a little.   we walked to The Split only to find a sign 'No Food Today'  :(  ... so we checked several places along Front Street and didn't find anything that wasn't pricey.   unfortunately, Caye Caulker is no longer a very cheap place to eat.   prices have really gone up in the last 2 years  :(    we finally settled on a place called Bamboozer; placed our order and waited an hour, while other people came after us, ate and left.   i finally asked and was told they still had the other side of the restaurant to serve and it would be another 15-20min ... i told them to forget it and we left.   we ate the Plantain Chips that we bought from the guy on the street.  grrrrrr :(

when i got back i opened a can of white oil-based paint and tried to be creative on the walls of the bathroom.   they were dark blue, and Madi and i decided it made the small toilet stall too dark.   sooooooooo, i 'ragged' them ....

i've never done this before; and i was fun;  .... and everyone commented that they really like it  :)      the shutters had never been painted before either, so that helped brighten it up too.

for Sandra's last night, we went to a place i've never been before called the Little Kitchen.    way back off the road, at someone's home, up some stairs onto a deck that over-looks the water on the back side of the island (same side Madi is on).   unfortuantely, it was after dark when we arrived, but there should be some real pretty sunsets there, ...some evening ... if we ever finish with our 'chores' before dark ... that's not going to happen, ...ever ...
and .... we waiting over an hour for our food again.   but at least they did tell us it would be a long wait, and we weren't in any hurry.   it was an enjoyable evening.   these little 'eating places' are just homes, with kitchens that accommodate a family ... hence the wait time.

that is Andrew, Jess, and Sandra

we returned to our Deck over the water where Madi joined us.   we talked and watched Stingrays pass under us  :)