Life in the Caribbean and other staff

Well, I am so sorry. I am sure that most of you have noticed the decrease in the frequency of my blogging and in the contents... but there is a reason valid enough for it. Simply, days, weeks and life pass pleasantly, fast and enjoyably in this town, but with this Caribbean peace that makes everything move slowly and time pass rapidly. When you like your job, your colleagues, the country... time flies.

Fisherman in Crooked Tree.

Some news happen, though. Last, elections took place in Belize, and this week, the new government was appointed. For our general surprise, our Executive Director (Lisel Alamilla) has been declared Minister of Fisheries, Forestry, Sustainable Development and Indigenous People. Fuck yeah. Almost nothing. And curiously, she has never been into politics. It comes from the decision of the new Primer Minister of taking some experts for certain positions, instead of politicians. And he chose Lisel, even if during his previous mandate she and Ya'axché brought her government to the Court due to some nasty issue related with illegal concessions to build a dam in a protected area. Good news for Belize!

Sometimes, after the rain, the air turns yellow... I'm not kidding!
It is such a surprising effect. The image is what turns up when you
try to trap that with a picture... even if you fail, the effect is nice.

Also, after the inaugural party for our apartment, we went to spend the remaining part of the weekend (as Monday was a national holiday) to Placencia. Placencia is a little town in the coast, kind of a touristic, but still undeveloped (in tourism terms) enough as for keeping its charm intact. You know: diving, nice restaurants, beach, relax, some nightlife... The plan of the construction of a big deck with the aim of attracting cruise ships menaces to destroy the attractiveness of this town. But meanwhile, we pretend to enjoy of it as much as possible, and we will be back in a month to try to see the whale sharks.

Placencia Beach.

Laughing Bir Kaye, just a short sail from Placencia.

Terns, pelicans and cormorants in Placencia.

Magnificent frigatebird, very common in these waters, and one of my
favorites.

Meanwhile, if you want to read more about our adventures and see more pics, Erik (my roomy and colleague) writes his own blog: http://blog.erikhammar.se/ Enjoy of it!