What, it’s
11??
We hang out
late on the deck
High on puffer love
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Feb 25 - When The Waves Are Snorkel-High And Every Stroke Is Tough, Just Sit It Out
Crazy wind
blows up
Even I can’t
stay out long
Great chat
with Dianne
Feb 24 – A Wonderful Day On Water Cay Courtesy Of The Indomitable And Impossible To Understand Captain Fred
Miss Betty
takes us
Trip home is
some kind of rough
Wetter than
swimming
Feb 23 – Scratch-Belly Stays Home To Heal Up While The Girls Go To Coral View
If you hang
with me
you’re going
to get a sunburn
M learns the
lesson
Feb 22 – Was It Last Night’s Ham Sandwich? The JW Woman Says It’s Going Around
Belly’s
acting up
No Water Cay
today, kids
Though I
walk to town
Feb 21 – A Treacherous Entry Into Airport But Then, Reward. For Daniel, An Enormous Belly Scratch
Octopus
below!
Grey and
white, blobbed on the sand
Oh, for long
fins now
Feb 20 – Pretty Good Performance By The Woman Who Has Never Even Had Her Face In The Ocean Up To Now
M is getting
brave
We snorkel
left at Coral
Along the
abyss
Feb 19 – Barely A Foot Into The Airport Sea Only To Stumble Upon A Surprise In The Sand
Stung by a
stingray
Wisely, I
opt to rush home
seeking hot
water
Feb 18 – Reflections On A Snorkel At The Preternaturally Calm Airport Beach, Where We’ve Finally Found A Decent Entry
Fish get a
bliss face
When being
cleaned by gobies
These are
still, hot days
Feb 17 - Down The Road For Dinner At Second Wind, Though They Sure Don't Get The Same Sunset
Big margaritas
Yup, time
for a Bill dinner
Snapper is
divine
Feb 16 - In Which We Forget That Two People Need Fewer Treats Than Four
Too much fun
and sun
We’re both
woozy, nearly faint
Wishing for
trade winds
Feb 15 – "Home" Again And Glad To Be Here
Yay, we
catch the 9!
In no time
I’m snorkelling
Then Bill
gets us drunk
Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day As We Return For Yet Another Night In Tocoa, Which Means The Cheap Restaurant Jacks Its Prices And The Hotel Is Full Up
Cocobila. Fried
fish. Drive.
Tocoa’s got
hearts
Feb 13 – A Very Big Wind On The Return Across The Lagoon Gives Everybody A Sunburn And Tests Whether We Are Nervous Types
Big boat day
to Brus
We hit what
we can, eat fish
Blow back to
our camp
Feb 12 – In Which The Security Guy Passes By At Midnight To Bring Our Shoes Inside Before Villagers From Away Steal Them
In the truck
by 6
First stop,
the Mirasol school
Raista for
the night
Feb 11 – The Memory Of A Landmark, Required When Nobody Gets In Touch: Ferreteria Lesvi
Nicaragua
years
serve me
well to walk to CASM
As always,
no choice
Feb 10 – If Only the Utila Ferry Schedule And Our Needs Aligned Better
Catch the 6
a.m.
Oh, yay, a
Tocoa day
Pool is
packed with kids
Feb 9 - Stuck On The Walkway At Coral View While The Sea Blows Up All Wild And New Weather Moves In
I grab bits
of sun
But end up
crouched near the wall
Waiting out
the rain
Feb 8 – In Which My Pledge To Be Careful Goes Out The Window As I Swim In What Is Likely Pretty Nasty Water Awfully Close To The Dirty Lagoon
Seahorse
under dock
I plunge in,
scratching my leg
on the dock
pilings
Feb 7 – First Phone Call Back Home Brings Out R’s Over-Excited Response
When R gets
wired
she does odd
things, like lick Mom
Stress and
excitement
Feb 6 – What’s With All The Michigan People On Utila?
Weird dude’s
at the dock
We rant
about Trump’s speech
Though I
want to read
Feb 5 – A Reunion With Old Michigan Friends While Paul Stays Behind To Work
Neptune’s
not so fun
The friends
pick at each other
I drink
tequila
Feb 4 – When You Wake Up To No Wind, Nothing To Do But Rush To Airport Beach
Yes, the
entry’s hard
But the
payoff? So special
Fish guide
brought to life
Feb 3 – In Which I Land My Favourite Treat Very Quickly Through A Random Happening At Coral View Dock
Thank you,
Ivana
Now the fish
will look brighter
The beer
less tempting
Feb 1 – Morning Finds Us Jumping Into A Houston Uber; By Evening, We’re Eating At RJ’s
Mad rush
from the plane
We make it
with minutes left
And toast
with rum drinks
Jan 31 – Not An Armadillo Or Arid Condition In Sight
Houston is
rainy
We all
imagined ambling
Nope. But
free wine helps
Jan 30 - Move Things, Pack Things, Drive Things, Gone
See you
later, girl
Old enough
to know we’re gone
Miss you
already
Jan 29 - Thirty-Nine Weird Little Gifts Ready To Go
Chicken 649
I sneak in
the advent bags
Wishing work
was done
Jan 28 - I Owe UVic A Big One For Having Parking Rates That Made Me Cycle-Commute And Discover How Much I Loved It Year-Round
A final bike ride
What kept me from the winters?
No matter. I'm here.
Jan 27 - A Week Of Doing All Those Last-Minute Things That Didn't Really Need To Be Done At The Last Minute
Bin 4 burger night
Zac joins us, and demonstrates
amazing head phones
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