Settling into the Heat

 

It's been a couple of weeks since my last posting and I look around and wonder what I have accomplished. The temperatures have been 32 to 34 degrees with humidity that feels like 43 degrees. By 10:30 things are pretty hot and it is hard to do anything without breaking out in a full dripping sweat. I had a reprieve for a few days as some rain came, which the garden and I were thankful for . Temperatures cooled to 23 degrees at night, but it is getting hot (hotter) again.
I now have a full pressurized water system running to all the cabanas. I have run into a few problems and leaks, but nothing too serious. My laundry room and shed is now cleaned out and rid of the bats and I finally got into the shed under the large cabana. The lock was jammed but my handyman, Victor, got it.

The shed is very dirty and full of..you guessed it.. bats. I am not sure what other creatures are living in there. To my surprise, there are three decent bikes, with at least one child seat on the back. I was going to pull them out but have decided to wait for Victor's assistance cause the whole job is just creepy and yucky. I am not sure what other surprises await in that shed but tomorrow is the day to tackle it.




The dogs are settling in and starting to show their true natures and personalities. I have lost a few things as Veree picks up anything and takes it to Pirate, who then chews and eats it. I got a bit of a surprise picking up dog poo as  it was brilliant green. I didn't figure it out till i saw my head scarf torn to shreds on the deck. I don't think I will be able to train these dogs not to pick up things so I am the one who needs the training to quit leaving stuff lying around. I am going to lose a crock one of these days if I don't re-train. Below is a caricature of my three doggies that I did on the computer one day when it was too hot to do much of anything else.

I have had no luck finding a head cleaner. None to be found in Belize City and the pirated DVD's I purchase don't seem to work half way through the movie. I think I will have to break down and get cable TV. It is actually really good compared with the cable I had access to in Ontario. There are all the major networks from the US, BBC, CNN,  Al Jazeera, HBO, sports channels, local channels, kids channels, movie channels, nature and Discovery Channel, but no Canadian channels unfortunately. Things changed recently and they no longer affiliate with the Canadian network.   Cable costs run about $45 BZE (23 CAD) a month.

Wish me luck with the bat shed! I am so grateful Victor is able and willing to help me. He is also going to put a spring on my chicken gate so that it slaps me in the butt going in, and slams  Pom Pom's face on the way out.