Internet has been unreliable with it coming on and off. Most times it is actually off and then there are times when it comes back on …for about 60 seconds when late emails filter through. This provides slim opportunity to post up our blog. Gnome says I should still persevere with the daily chronicles and then post them all up en masse when the Internet is back to normal.

Anyway, life goes on and we are doing our usual Munchkin and Gnome stuff. The most important piece of news that is definitely affecting us is that the well pump is down. This means that we can’t pump water for showers, washing dishes and clothes. Yes…this is a major problem!! Right now, we are using the water from our back-up rainwater tank and using every drop of water judiciously. We also have 5 gallon water buckets placed around the house to opportunistically catch rainwater; they have tadpoles in them but in this drought every bit of water is necessary. It is funny how we take water for granted and now that we have a water shortage it accentuates our appreciation.

Tomorrow Gnome is going to pull up the submersible well-pump which is a feat in itself. We are hoping that it the problem is a simple blockage due to gunk. Otherwise, we will have to order a new pump from the States because it is a special pump with variable draw, which is not available in Belize. Arrrgh!!! Even thinking about the logistics of bringing something in from the States urgently puts me into a frenzy of anxiety. Can we get the pump before we run out of water?

Meanwhile, let there be plenty of Rain!!!