Journal Entry 43

April 13, 1977 / Belize City, Belize:

It was too bad that Dad only had a week in Belize, but I think we did about as much in that one week as possible: Belize City, Belmopan, Xuanatunich, Hummingbird Hwy, Stann Creek, Placencia, Punta Gorda, San Antonio, reef and caye. I know that everyone tried very hard to show him a good time. It was especially fun for me because I got a chance to catch up on all the news from home.

Today was to have been Fisheries Open Day, but we were rained out. This gives us a few more days to prepare properly. It was a good way to save face, as I think we should have postponed the event anyway because we were not totally ready to go ahead with it.

I'm going to leave work early today and see Dr. Lizama. I was loading crates of beer and soft drinks onto the skiff tied up near Swing Bridge and I fell in the water. It was the classic one foot on the seawall and one foot on the skiff. As a result, I got a slight ear infection. I want to stop it early this time. Also, when I fell I scraped my skin on the concrete. Every one of the cuts I got became infected, but I cleaned them all out and they're nearly healed now. I hope nobody finds out that I went for a "swim" by the Swing Bridge.

[Photo: Xunantunich, Belize, 1977.]

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