Thursday, January 31, 2013

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Jan 29 - Another Round Of Buying Clothes


Shopping with the kids
This time for school uniforms
And cartoon backpacks

Jan 28 - A Late Celebration Of Dia De La Mujer


Big fish lunch for all
Fried crisp just like I like it
Sad to miss the cake

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Jan 24 - You Can Only Put Things Off So Long


Procrastination
Finally passes and I make
A decent Web site

Jan 23 - Led Into Illness By Bad Companions


My chest is wheezy
Guess I didn't duck Paul's cold
Hope it doesn't last

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Jan 22 - It Just Seems Wrong To Have A Cold Front In The Tropics


La Cumbre's so cold
That even the chicken soup
Can't take the chill off

Jan 21 - These Guys Really Do Know Their Stuff


When big funders come
My workmates impress me with
Their depth of knowledge

Jan 20 - 16 "Nieves" For My Young Friends, Please


Too cold to swim but
not so chilly that sno-cones
aren't a welcome treat

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Jan 19 - Visiting Baptists From Louisiana


Three men from the States
Come bearing gifts for the kids
Stacks of new clothing

Friday, January 18, 2013

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Jan 17 - Freezin' My Butt Off In The Drafty La Campa Office


Wouldn't you know it
I forgot that pine forests
Grow where it's colder

Jan 16 - The Plan To Visit The Regions Begins



Three buses later
I’ve arrived in La Campa
No place to buy food

Jan 15 - Big Meat Lunch


There's much to prepare
So Nancy grills meat and we
eat in the office

Monday, January 14, 2013

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Jan 11 - A Barbershop Visit


One, two, three they come
for their Honduran haircuts
$4.50 all in

Jan 10 - A Lot Of Nights It's The Only Option


Zach can't wait until
"Castle" is on: 10 o'clock
Colombia time

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Jan 9 - The Sickness Spreads


What happened to Gage
Now happens to me and Paul
Nobody's happy

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Jan 8 - "Beasts Of The Southern Wild" At ViaVia


Too sick for movies,
Gage stays home, missing a show
he wouldn't have liked

Jan 7 - Family Visit To Macaw Mountain


At last, the bird park
Where a toucan charms us all
Macaws tear my shirt

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Jan 6 - The Road From La Entrada Claims Another Victim


Poor Gage feels pukey
On the long bus ride back home
He's early to bed


Jan 5 - Even Chores Are Fun On Holidays


Laundry to drop off
Beaches to ramble along
Bus tickets to buy

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Jan 4 - Our Last Tela Tour To Punta Sal



Bone-cracking boat ride
Howler monkeys in the tree
Fresh fish for our lunch

Jan 3 - Paddling At Punta Izopo


Happy birthday, Zach
We kayak with crocs and laugh
with the bujajas

Jan 2 - In Which We Sunburn A Small Honduran Boy


We take Juan Daniel
To the beach for sand castles
And ocean swimming

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Jan 1 - A Trip To Laguna De Los Micos


A trio of tours
Starts with a lagoon visit
Crocs, monkeys, herons

Dec 31 - New Year's Eve In Tela


Daniel drinks too much
But keeps us up 'til midnight
For seas afire