Beachloaf

The rainy season has finally caught up with us. Our nearly three months of travel through three different countries all during their "rainy season" and in our last two weeks here in Utila we are getting a taste of tropical rain storms. The loudest thunder I've ever heard, terentail down pours, lack of power, and thousands of ants fleeing to higher ground!

This time last week, all of the Colibri Hill staff was spending the day on a little island called Water Cay. It was a gorgeous day! Blue skies and sunshine. Lucy made a lovely little picnic for everyone, with meatloaf included! Lewis and I had been joking all week calling it beachloaf because I don't normally imagine myself soaking up some rays while enjoying a nice thick chunk of ketchup smothered meatloaf! Turns out meatloaf is different down here, it's served cold with a hard boiled egg in the center, it was delicious and I may of enjoyed seconds and thirds.... Anyway the island was amazing and Lewis and I did some solo snorkeling along the coral reef that runs parallel to Water Cay. We witnessed a school of about 300 black fish swim right past our snorkels, massive brain and fan corals, and my favorite were the large green and rainbow tailed fish that are a part of the parrot fish family. And to top the day off on the boat ride home we visited a fishing village island, and we picked up a yellow tail fish which Lewis made into a super yummy dinner!

Today however has been rainy since late afternoon and it doesn't look like it will let up. But I can't complain! The rain sounds wonderful on the tin roof and take away pizza may be in my future.

On a side personal note, my Grandma passed away last week. Our family had been accepting her passing to be soon, so while I am sad I can't be with them all now, I am enjoying celebrating her life here on the island. This week I will attempt to make her homemade chicken noodles. I've made them I humid Ghana, but I fear the ants will like to take them as a midnight snack! But I'm looking forward to honoring her in a way that I love to remember her, cooking delicious home cooked food! Wish me luck :)