Sunday Evening - Part I

I wanted to post this after our worship service this evening, but I am posting earlier because I am having a problem with the WiFi connection.  I will post a Part II if I have a connection later tonight; but if no connection, no post.

This will be the last post from Belize.  Once we are back in the U.S. - Houston to be exact - the phone calls and texts should start pouring in.  So here is a recap of the day and travel plans for Monday.

The snorkeling reports were great; there were sea turtles, a loggerhead turtle, and eels, sharks, rays, and a host of other fish and sea life.  All under sunny blue skies.

A trip to town for lunch at Fido's (pronounced fee-dos) and shopping came next.  Free time in the afternoon will be spent at the pool, napping in the condos, and more shopping.  This is a great place to rest after our busy, busy week.

Speaking of the pool, there are some resident iguanas here who like to hang out near the pool.  Here are couple pictures.

His name is Pedro.

Is this his good side?

Can you spot the green one in the tree?

Tonight, rather than going out again, we had pizza from a nearby pizzeria around the pool.  For those of you who have been here before, Pepperoni's Pizza (aka Stoner's) is quite tasty.  A worship service (since we snorkeled this morning) and a final time of sharing and reflection is at 9:00 tonight.

Our travel day Monday begins with a 5:00 AM wake up and a 5:30 AM taxi cab ride (with luggage) to the water taxi pier; a 6:00 water taxi from San Pedro to Belize City (1.5 hours); loading the vans for the 30 minute trip to the airport; clearing Belize Immigration (passports in hand), and an 11:05 AM flight from Belize City to Houston.  Arrival at Houston is scheduled at 2:40 PM.  In Houston we will go through U.S. Immigration (passports stamped), pick up our baggage to take through U.S. Customs, and recheck our bags for the domestic flight to Charlotte.  We will have plenty of time in Houston for all that since our next flight is not until 6:27 PM.  Our ETA in Charlotte is 10:02 PM.  We only need to claim our bags and meet the church bus, then is its homeward bound!  Calls will be made from the road so you will know when we will arrive at church, probably around midnight.

Prayers for travel mercies and on-time flights; passports in hand at the airports (they have been kept for the youth until the morning) and all other paperwork in order.  Prayers also for continued good weather and safety for Dan, Taylor, and Sterling Smith who are staying a few days longer in San Pedro.