Since Saturday was our last full day, I needed to get some srsbsns poolside relaxation in. I got out to the pool a little after 9AM and claimed a chair in the water. It was a nice spot, but I was paranoid about having my Kindle, iPhone, and iPod over the water.

There were a few people by the pool, but at around 10AM it cleared out and I was all alone for a while. Nick, Curtis, and Kristen joined me a bit later. It was hot. Eventually the heat became too much and I retreated to the pool permanently. We had drinks and lunch poolside. Kristen and I stayed out longer than the boys. I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to soak up rays.

Rudy was having another beach BBQ like last time, so we moseyed to the dive shop for dinner. There was a Christmas boat parade, which was fun to watch, though really, really slow moving. We hung on the dock and chit chatted for a few hours before squeezing in some last minute souvenir shopping.

Because packing means leaving and I didn’t want to leave, and going to bed meant it would be that much sooner to departure day, I stayed up late and watched TV with the clicky-click sounds of Nick computing in the background. I also enjoyed a last glass-bottled made-with-sugar Coke before going to bed.

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This morning was sad, because we woke up to our last day of diving. I only intended on doing one dive, but Rudy talked me into two. During the surface interval I was starving. Kristen wanted to go to Latitudes Cafe and get smoothies, so I went with her. It turned out they served breakfast too. I ordered the Original Belizean wrap to tide me over, which consisted of eggs, ham, sweet peppers, cheese, and a secret sauce. Omg, best breakfast wrap ever. If Perkins served stuff like this all day, I would definitely indulge in breakfast more often.

Kristen decided she wanted to eat there for lunch, so after diving, we headed back down the beach. This time I had a roast beef and pepper wrap. I’m pretty sure it had the same sauce. Excellent.

After lunch I escaped to the pool for a little reading. For dinner we went to Hurricane’s Ceviche Bar and Grill. Apparently they have great ceviche. We wouldn’t know because we never received the ceviche we ordered. The service was slooooooowwwwww, but the food was good and there was a live musician to boot! I ordered the special, which was shrimp, cheese, and spinach stuffed grouper.

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Kristen and I skipped out on dive 2 in favor of the pool. We relaxed with cool drinks and ordered lunch from Red Ginger. I had snapper tacos. Kristen had wings. And I ate some. They were tasty.

For dinner we went to Blue Water Grill again. It was sushi night, so I ordered a California roll and a Dominical roll, which was crab, avocado, cucumber, and salmon. I think. Whatever, it was good. We stopped at DandE’s for frozen custard again. I had coconut. It was good, but not as good as the chocolate. No black guard kitty this time, but the nice lady owner gave Kristen and me pumice stones, which was perfect timing because we were just discussing skin issues earlier in the day and decided we could benefit from something like that.

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The sound of Kristen tossing her cookies kept us up all night. Poor Kristen. In the morning Nick made a comment about how he felt bad for her. A few minutes later he made a comment about eating breakfast. I said, “Nick, Kristen is sick. There is no breakfast.”

“Damn it, Kristen!”

I managed to make coffee, but just barely.

Kristen bowed out of today’s dives, which was most unfortunate because we saw dolphins.

Nick, Curtis, and I moseyed to Caliente for lunch. I had a Caliente Splash and a Mega Chicken Burrito.

After lunch I wasted no time getting to the pool to catch some rays. I was able to find a good spot just before the sun dipped behind the building. Damn it. I stayed poolside anyway and caught up on some reading.

Kristen was up and about when I got back to the room. She was going to brave dinner with us, but by the time we were ready to eat, she was back in bed. Poor Kristen.

The three of us ate at Elvi’s Kitchen. I had a mojito, coconut curry shrimp, and coconut pie for dessert. It was delicious, as expected, because it’s Elvi’s. Hopefully Kristen will feel up to eating soon so we can go back.

Tomorrow we are diving Turneffe. Sounds like it’s going to be a long day. We’ve got to be on the dock at 5:30AM, and it’s a two hour boat ride one way. I’m both looking forward to it and exhausted just thinking about it. Unfortunately BRK is sitting the trip out. I hope she gets out of bed and cleans this dump. Or at least finishes her 30 Days of Thanks posts. (Kidding, Kristen.)

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