Munchkin and Gnome have been super cool and happen’ today chasin’ trucks through the mean streets of Punta Gorda Town in Belize. Yes, readers, you can indeed live your life vicariously through the exciting exploits of M&G!!
Munchkin and Gnome Mission of the Day:
Find an unmarked white truck driving through Punta Gorda Town between the hours of 0900 and Anytime Now (Belizean Mountain Time). Secure 6 bottles of orange oil from the truck.
Tip offs: Driver goes by the name of Eugene. Able to procure the mobile number of truck driver but here in Belize, nobody answers their phone if they do not recognise caller ID. So, no chance of him actually answering the phone.
Munchkin and Gnome at 0900 Hours:
Detective Munchkin enquired at the Chinese Supermarket “James Shop” and asked if they had seen the white truck.
The Chiney Girl replied in perfect Kriol,
“Da truck no di come yet.”
Munchkin and Gnome at 0930 Hours:
Circled the mean streets of Punta Gorda in search of the white truck. No sign of any big white vehicles.
Munchkin and Gnome at 1000 Hours:
Watched and waited like hawks ready to pounce on their prey. Parked vehicle on the edge of town waiting for the appearance of the “white truck.”
Munchkin and Gnome at 1030 Hours:
Munchkin: Ooohhh!! White Truck!! White Truck!!
As soon as the truck passed, Gnome trailed behind in silence and anticipation. Always keeping a distance so that the truck driver would not get wind of the quiet truck chase. Meanwhile, Munchkin was on the edge of her seat brimming with excitement at the thought of “the catch.”
The truck finally came to a stop and Gnome surreptitiously slowed down and parked quite a ways behind to avoid detection.
Oh…but lo and behold:
Wrong one…this unmarked truck was selling eggs from Spanish Lookout. What a red herring!!
Munchkin and Gnome at 1100 Hours:
Back to the secret waiting spot.
Finally a second truck flashed by and they were hot on their heels.
When the truck finally stopped, Munchkin accosted the driver and he confirmed his name as Eugene. Six bottles of orange oil were procured outside the Jose Maria Supermarket. There was a silent exchange of money and Munchkin walked away cleanly with the goods secured. Operation successful.
So you might have found this true story funny but this is the reality in Belize (at least here in Punta Gorda). Wholesale trucks from Belize City, Spanish Lookout and Stann Creek have designated days in which they bring their goods down to Punta Gorda. Organisation of delivery of products is precarious at best and for all intents and purposes, practically non-existent. So, if you want something in particular from a wholesale truck, you need to go Truck Chasin’.