Sunday, March 24, 2013

Run, Run, Run

Earlier today I was sitting in front of my computer, when I heard a light splashing sound coming from outside.  I looked out over the back of the yacht, and I saw two amazing little lizards playing the water.

These amazing little lizards!

Ah yes, the Basiliscus! Commonly known as the Jesus Lizard due to it's remarkable ability to run on water. I didn't realize that these guys were native to Central America (I never really thought about it period), so you can imagine my surprise seeing them in the flesh. I went out to get a closer look at them, but as soon as they saw me they dashed across the water and into the jungle. Next time my little reptilian friends, next time.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Rise

Over the past few days we have noticed a bunch of dead fish rising to the surface of the water. Seeing one fish is normal, seeing two or three is odd, but this was a lot of them. According to our friend Roberto, at this time of year lots of salt flows inland from the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the species of fish are able to adapt to the change, however one type gets decimated each year. What a strange world.




Saturday, March 16, 2013

Hmm...

Earlier today I was on my computer, when all of a sudden I heard the roar of large engines. Now, I hear boats coming all the time, but this was different. These were really loud and powerful engines. I looked up to see what was happening and I saw a flotilla of military boats racing down the river. Now we have had military guys here before, but this time they were being escorted by Americans! I wonder what they were doing? They just went to the lake and back to where ever they came from, so it wasn't anything serious, but still...


Friday, March 15, 2013

Done Right

When out at the store, we came across something we have never found here before. Yeast! You know what that means? Happy, fun, bake time! Yay!

Wait is that the had of the creator?!

With yeast acquired, there was only one thing which would be worth making . Pizza made with my shamelessly stolen Mitchell's Sunshine Bread recipe. Yum, I haven't had that stuff since like April!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

A Difference of Colour

When we were in Canada, one of the things we brought back with us was Cayenne Pepper. We love our spices, we use so much, some days you forget that it's even there, however when there's no spice, you'll hear all about it!

So here in Guatemala, all of the cayenne is a mild orange colour. The stuff we bought in Canada (imported from an unknown nation) is a beautiful dark red. The red stuff not too surprisingly is significantly hotter than it's orange counterpart. Even I had to tone down how much I was using. I can't wait to make a butter chicken!

Friday, March 8, 2013

Late to the Party

Tonight I watched the 2012 production of the Victor Huge classic Les Miserables. In this version stars, Hugh Jackman as the convict with a heart of gold Jean Valjean, and Russel Crowe as the legalist police inspector Javert.


Monday, March 4, 2013

Ferry... Again

Remember a month or so ago when I wrote about that mysterious large boat which appeared out of nowhere? No? Well, it came back I got pics!


Sunday, March 3, 2013

The Falls Again

So what was Iroquois Falls like in February? Two things, cold and snowy. Lots and lots of snow. In fact, I think Iroquois Falls gets more snow in one week, than Fort McMurray gets all year.

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I miss snow...

Well here are some pics of wintery IF.


Friday, March 1, 2013

Timmins

The largest city near Iroquois Falls, is Timmins, perhaps best known for being the hometown of music has been Shania Twain.

No matter.

Timmins is like looking at Fort McMurray in a mirror. Like my home, Timmins whole economy is based around mining, except in their case they mine gold rather than oil. In fact, it seemed like everyone at the airport was involved in the mining industry at some level, everyone was either an engineer, a heavy equipment operator, tradesmen, or a project manager. How nostalgic.