It Was A Mostly Awesome Week....
I am excited to share a WEEK of WINS on the island!
Tuesday, I drove one of my neighbors, Tanya, to Publics, the grocery store by the water taxi. Their pricing on almost all items is the best on the island, so it's worth the drive - but Tanya is apprehensive to drive through town, so I offered to take her with me. She still shops like I did in North America; "FORO - Fear Of Running Out", gotta keep that pantry packed! In all fairness, I have loaded mine up over the past few months, but not in one grocery trip. I mentioned to her that our septic pump breaker keeps tripping, and she shared with me a LICENSED electrician they have used, who does fabulous work. She said he charges more, but when you're talking about electrical...worth it. I took his number and made plans to call.
Wednesday morning, I was in the kitchen doing dishes around 9, still in pajamas, when there was a knock at our door. Not expecting anyone, I opened the door cautiously to find Antonio, the electrician! He was headed north and stopped at Marv and Tanya's, and Marv sent him over to look at our breaker. He thought the amperage might be too low for the pump (15 amp), and either way, it wouldn't hurt to replace it with a 20 amp. He quoted us $150BZ and was off to get the breaker - and back, installed, within the hour! The old one was sparking and had melted a bit, so there's our issue. Even more surprisingly, he said NOT to pay him until a few days later, to make sure that solved the problem! WHAT...?!? Antonio is my new best friend! By contrast, we had paid Nick $300BZ to replace an outdoor GFI. The breaker has not tripped, our pump is working, and for under $100US when we feared we were potentially looking at considerably more - WIN!
Thursday, we drove to The Alibi for their amazing fried chicken and cocktails - Joe made me a stellar tequila drink when I told him I don't like tequila, change my mind, and he sure did. I could have had 7, but I was driving, so one had to do.
Friday night, neither of us felt like cooking, so we decided to roll the dice and see if The Patty Flipper was open - their hours have been sporadic, maybe they are selling out of burgers...? Sadly, I haven't seen it very busy, despite the chorus of fans on Facebook. We were delighted to find the truck staffed! We placed our orders and took them home - while presentation is a 4/10, the taste was 10/10, everything I remembered! These burgers aren't just good "for the island", I would put them in my top 3 anywhere for a classic, messy, beefy burger! WIN!
Many napkins perished during this meal - they also may make the best fries on the island!
Saturday hit and we had a lot of errands to run - including a stop at SUR for a roof coating. Before the rains come, we want to seal our concrete walkways and redo our roof, we don't feel a quality job was done last fall.
Sunday morning and until about 2, we spent powerwashing our roof and walkways, which required me to remove all of my plant pots from our porch and walkways. It was HOT - it's been in the mid-80s and very humid, but no rain yet. Our neighbor to the east's constant construction has been blowing sawdust onto our roof and patios, clogging up our downspouts and sticking to our roof, so it took way longer than it should have. Once we were finished, we went to town to get some paint rollers (the roof needs to dry for a few days) and to Hurricane's for a few cocktails and a late lunch. Their food is always fantastic! And it seems we have a small reprieve in the sargasso, here is a video from that day: June 1 2025 Sargasso update - San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize
Less sargasso? WIN!
Always a great view at Hurricane's - and they have rotating drink specials!
Monday, I received notice that my Belizean Queen order was on the island - they now have a location south of town to pick up, instead of sending via water taxi, that should get packages here a little sooner. I took my neighbor Kit, as her first order will arrive next week and we may as well figure it out together! The cost was a bit more than I believe it would have been via water taxi, so I am on the fence about the new service. It also isn't open every day, so for those with set responsibilities, it may be tougher to retrieve your loot! I will consider this a DRAW.
On the "job" front, it's seeming like we may be better served for me to start a company, although it will take a lot of time, a lot of effort, and not result in much income in the immediate future, compared to acquiring an existing business. We'll see how motivated I can get!