Ah, yes, Loansum, the politician: despised only slightly less than the attorney...not sure that was a kudo, there, sun&sand

I would note that maruba might qualify for the politician designation - why answer a direct question when you can simply change the subject!

I guess that's the difference between us, LeahAnn. I see things in a positive, you don't. Guess we'll always have that difference, ya think? I think I'll continue to pick my battles, not try to bait others into one.

LOL....and besides, by your own admission, a politician is better liked than an attorney....so, I guess there is still hope.

Sun&Sand, you sure have me pegged - I'm sure I must be one of the most negative people you've never met!

(damn, I miss that rolleyes emoticon!)

No, I have married the most negative person I've ever met, but still love him dearly.
Negativity isn't really a flaw, just you see things differently than I do. I suppose your occupation has something to with how you see things, as mine does with how I look at things. Neither is wrong, just different.
If I have pegged you wrong, I apologize. I think the way you seize the opportunity to ping me, says a lot about how you look at things. Either that, or you just don't like me, and thats OK, too.

Zing? I've heard it said that perception is everything.

and you misread - I said I'm sure I must be one of the most negative people you've never met!)

Not to worry, Sun&Sand, you're one of the more fun people to spar with.

I enjoy a good spar with you as well. Worried, not a bit. Life is way too short to pretend things matter when they don't.

Back to the original topic: Maruba's "award." Did anyone ever hear the final outcome of that bizzare monkey bite thing, where some monkey kept by the resort bit a guest and there was a big debate over who was responsible?

I haven't heard any more about it. I hope the injured is OK, and the monkey's didn't get hurt in the process. They seemed so tame when we were there, but I guess you can't take the "wild" out of some animals.

I don't think she was ok - the reported injuries were pretty serious-sounding. Here's the thread link: http://ambergriscaye.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/231848/fpart/1

Sun&Sand, one of your comments was particularly interesting in view of your input on this thread....
"Please don't use Maruba as a model for the rest of Belize. There are so many positive experiences there, this is not the norm.."

Marty noted that Maruba said they had paid all medical expenses but the injured seemed to have a different slant.