It's off to explore town. Of course, like most everywhere in Belize, you walk or ride a bike. So we walked, the beach, the sidewalk, the road, so much to see. Stopped at a bar called the Tipsy Tuna for something to drink & immediately met the owner, who surprise was from New Jersey & moved here a year ago & like most others would never move back! Talked to another couple who had been there 4 months & just bought property right off the beach for really cheap! More walking & it was time for dinner at the Barefoot Beach Bar Grill. We sit down at the bar, & the guy next to me has on a shirt that says "Lake Michigan Unsalted" funny because Ron has on one that says "Lake Huron Unsalted". Of course we quickly started up a conversation & Tom became our first friend. He is from Saint Clair Shores, which is right around the corner from where I grew up & he has been in Belize for11 years. We later met his lady friend, Pearl, a Belizean, who is so sweet. We met them for drinks every night from then on, & met lots of others through them. Head back to the hotel & find a flat tire on our car, & no camera charger for me. Both can wait til tomorrow after snorkeling.
Monday we woke up to rain, so no snorkeling, so off to breakfast at Omar's. We spent a few mornings having breakfast with Omar. Mainly because the food was excellent & he was so interesting to talk to. He is native Belizean & had stories to tell about Placencia, before it became so populated. I discovered one of my favorite Belizean foods FRY JACKS! They are basically fried dough, but sooo good! Ron liked them with homemade Guava jelly, I just liked them hot with butter!
We decided to head to the Chinese grocery store & look for an umbrella, which the had, of course it stopped raining right after I bought it. time to fix the tire. Ron had no shortage of help, people walking by just offered to help. Once the spare was on it was time to get the tire fixed. Wouldn't expect that to be a problem, however, many businesses were closed as it was a holiday. We finally found a guy who had keys to a garage with a compressor, so got a repair kit & filled the tire. Everyone went out of their way to help, it was such a pleasant change from the states. Decided to take a drive & look at some of the property for sale. Saw some we really liked. We walked down to the Tipsy Tuna again & even though it was our second time there, the owner remembered us. We had lunch, we could easily have shared one entrée it was way too much food. Ron decided to try his hand at some fishing, so he rented a rod & reel & bought some bait - a double handful of jumbo shrimp for less than $1US. He didn't catch anything, but made friends with lots of local kids by sharing his bait with them. Meanwhile I walked back to the hotel, stopping a some shops that were open & visiting with people, then I relaxed on the beach til he came back in time for dinner again at the Barefoot Bar. Happy hour rum drinks are all $2 & $3US found my favorite, which happens to be the national drink of Belize, Coconut Rum & Pineapple juice called the Panty Ripper. This is our second night & already we are recognized here. Lots of fun visiting. Early to bed for snorkeling the next day.
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