March 31 - A Pretty Organized Final Day In San Pedro, And I Realize I'm Liking The Place

Transport goes smoothly
K-Mart has a suitcase sale
Hotel room for three

March 30 - One More Year Would Have Been A Lot Better

Last night in our bed
Pilgrims bring gifts to our door
Wish we could have stayed

March 29 - Merlin Comes For The Couch

Oh, the emptiness
We are erasing ourselves
Chesire Cat grins: Gone

March 28 - The Days Of Nervous Wreckedness Descend As We Pack Up Two Years Into Three Suitcases

So much junk around
It's like the house exploded
How will it all fit?

March 27 - In Which We Mark 15 Years Of Unmarriage By Joint-Writing A Proposal

Write words. Pass to Paul
He does the same, for hours
You can't call it fun

March 26 - Relax, Everyone Says, Like It's Just That Easy

Anxious days set in
The old fears of joblessness
Dad, will you drive me?

March 25 - Our Cleaning Lady Will Miss Us, But She'll Love Having Our Stuff

First heap of castoffs
Grabbed by Nora in one swoop
Nothing goes to waste

March 24 - Every New Beginning Is Some Other Beginning's End (Thanks, Semisonic)

The chores have begun
Each one wraps up a small piece
Of this life we leave

March 23 - You Just Can't Say "No" To Eight Eager Orphans Standing On Your Front Porch, Even If You Didn't Invite Them

Too tired for pool time
But then they're outside our door
What to do but swim?

March 22 - How Strange To Think That Today Was Probably Our Last Trip Home To Copan

Please, no more bus rides
But White Dog's well, and fenced now
Copan is sizzling

March 21 - Utila's In The Rear View Mirror; San Pedro, Here We Come

6:20 ferry
Dramamine to keep us straight
Tio Dolmo snacks

March 20 - A Windy Day Of Snorkelling At Coral Gardens

We skitter like leaves
Across the blustery sea
A file fish lingers

March 19 - Perfect Day At Water Cay

Jellyfish stings and
Angry-looking squid; we swim
until we're sunburned

March 18 - The Incident At Airport Beach, Which Ends Up Involving Meat Tenderizer

A passing creature
Marks Chelle with an angry "K"
Thelma has the cure

March 17 - Remembering Why This Is The Best Snorkelling Place Ever

Glowing squid swim past
Oh, Utila, I'll miss you
And all your seascapes

March 16 - Punta Sal Really Delivers On The Promise Of Seeing Monkeys

A monkey-filled day
Howlers singing in the trees
Then on to Ceiba

March 15 - A Final Bowl Of My Favourite Soup At The Strangely Named Northern Lights Restaurant

Fish and caracol
Savoury coconut broth
A Tela classic

March 14 - One Of Those Days Where Everything's A Gigantic Hassle With Elements Of Panic

Stuck working for CASM
Then a wild ride to Amy's
Where White Dog will stay

March 13 - Clearly Jocotan Doesn't See Many Foreign Travellers

Clamorous parade
welcomes us to town, where we
draw curious looks

March 12 - One Perfect Day At Agua Termales

Soothing mud pool soak
The trees shade us from the sun
Hours to relax

March 11 - Parrillada Night As A Goodbye To My Gang

Merlin brings the grill
Oscar brings the meat, great piles
Perla fans the flames

March 10 - The Copan Tour Begins With A Bird Park Visit, Where I Get In For Free

This time I steer clear
of the blue macaw, lest he
eat another shirt

March 9 - Our New Guests Arrive Sans The Bulky Turtle Shell

Here's Chelle and Aaron
But where's the kennel? Houston
will have to bring it

March 8 - If It's Saturday, I Must Be Thinking Of A Fellowship And Busing To San Pedro

Bob Ward's on my mind
Waking me early, but sleep
won't come on the bus

March 7 - Sometimes I Get To Thinking That I Really Have Increased Capacity To Communicate

I'm a proud teacher
When Suyapa makes a site
That's nicer than mine

March 6 - If You Think The Airfare Is High, Just Wait 'Til They Hit You With The Brokerage Fees

Oh, this is bad news
I fire off angry letters
Knowing it's hopeless

March 5 - Getting Into The Routine At My Favourite Work-Travel Hotel

Five-hour zone-out
Then feet up, book out, sunshine
Burger in the room

March 4 - But Why Did CASM Central Choose Today To Quit Using The Air Conditioner?

Oh, so beastly hot
We labour to make Web sites
Sweat drips down my back

March 3 - I Think This Will Be The Last Day I Sit At My Copan Desk

Anti-climactic
Is how these final days feel
Tonight, San Pedro

March 2 - The Pool Guy Doesn't Come To Work, Which I Find Strangely Worrying

Rafael's not here
Four years without a day off
Let's hope it's his choice

March 1 - And She's Off LIke A Shot As We Lay Around At The Pool

There's just one orphan
Who can get away on you
Jaidy's gone again