What I learned

There is truth to the saying “you learn something new every day.” I have been learning lots of new things and this past week has been stuffed full of learning experiences. Some of the more interesting things I have learned this week are:
1) The resorts are not allowed to shine lights on the sea at night. They can shine lights on the beach if the lights are behind something so that they don’t shine directly on the sea. This is important because the lights attract turtles and it messes them up and they get ‘blown off course’ so to speak.
2) Fishing at night yields many, many fish except on the new and full moons. Always stop fishing a couple of days before and after each as it is a waste of time.
3) This one seriously blew me away! Alfred came home chuckling the other day because his co-workers had been teasing him about being mormon in Belize. (Confused me too) Polygamy is totally legal and practiced in Belize. In fact, the prime minister has two wives complete with, now grown, kids. Wild, hey?
4) We took about 26 youth and 8 leaders to the mayan ruins for a youth activity on Saturday. The branch president had planned for 10 youth plus 5 leaders and rented a van that seated 15. We ended up traveling with the van, our Tahoe and a small car. I learned that, if you put 5 in the small car, the Tahoe will hold 8 plus the driver and the 15 passenger van will hold the remaining 20. Would never happen in Canada but is just par for the course in Belize. (I was terrified the whole trip we’d be in an accident)
5) The freakiest thing I learned this week was what a coconut bug is. I don’t know the real name but that’s what the locals call this guy.


We found him when we stopped at the bakery on the way home from the ruins. He does bite and also flies. I kept thinking, if he flies into the car we will have a real girly, bug in the car experience!! I’m starting to wonder if we are living in the real Jurassic park.
Can’t wait to see what this new week holds!