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Washing Machine On A Car, Iguanas and Mystery Beer.

Full.Length.MunchkinThis title sums up up the last three days since we have missed a couple of daily posts.  Firstly, we have been on the road again and as usual played our “Fridge on a Pick-em Up” game in which there is a points system allocated to various white goods, and assorted loads spotted on the back of pick-up trucks.  The fridge gives the highest score of 1000 points hence the given name.  Well, look what we managed to find on our travels!!  Gnome says, “This Changes Everything.”

Washing Machine on a Car!
Washing Machine on a Car!

This is white goods on a car…not a pick-em up!  With the eye of faith, the driver who is on the left-hand side has his arm up to help secure the load…we know that because we overtook him (but, I was in too much of a tizz to get another drive-by shot) and he had no free hands to give the customary cordial wave.

Gnome commented rather blandly,” We are going to have to change the points system.”

Hmmm…yes, indeed we do!

Onto the next thing: It has been pouring down the last 5 days in Toledo.  This sudden, unexpected wet spurt during the dry season is called “The Iguana Rains” because the rain is supposed to soften the earth for the iguanas to lay their eggs.  This happens every year without fail…but we have noticed that every year, people forget about this anomaly and scratch their head wondering why it is wet during the dry season.  And, as if by magic, we had a lovely iguana appear on our water tank today; I am sure he/she knows what the rains are for!

Hello Mr. Iguana!
Hello Mr. Iguana!

He was nice enough to pose for a second picture since I saved him from our Shaneeka-Doggie:

Second Pose.
Second Pose.

And, last but not least: do you remember when Gnome was making a mysterious fermented drink that required my nice lilac sheets?

Mystery Beer!
Mystery Beer!

The mystery beer was unveiled today with a tasting and bottling:

Siphoning Beer.
Siphoning Beer.

Gnome is happy with the clarity:

Mystery Beer.
Mystery Beer.

The Beer is Rice-Banana-Coffee all rolled into one!  Who would have thunk it!!  Still tastes very young with a roasted aroma from the coffee.

On The Road.

Munchkin.Another.Look Hello Everyone!  We haven’t written for a while because we have been on the road traveling to Belize City and back.

As usual, we played our Pick-em Up Game and we saw 3 fridges this time.  That means 3000 points!!  Did not manage to get photos so you have to trust us on the numbers.  However, here is a freezer which gives us 850 points…

Freezer on a Pick-up.
Freezer on a Pick-up.

We also spotted tractor wheels…

Tractor Wheels.
Tractor Wheels.

And, here is a side view when we passed them…

Two Tractor Wheels.
Two Tractor Wheels.

Tractor Wheels are 500 points each and it was a bonus to over-take the truck and realise that there were two wheels.

Total number of points: 4850.

Here is a nice picture of Hummingbird Highway with the Maya Mountains:

Maya Mountains.
Maya Mountains.

More Gnome and Munchkin stuff next week!

Fridge on a Pick-em Up!

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Fridge on a pick-em up is a game we play when we decide to take the long arduous drive to the Big City (Belize City).  Now, both Gnome and I have been very seasoned travelers in the past having travelled the length and breadth of bigger places like Australia, Europe and the UK.  But, somehow this meagre 200 mile journey from Toledo to Belize City seems to test our stamina to the limits!  It might be due to all the speed bumps on the village roads, some with no advance warning signs (until you actually go flying up in the air and then come crashing down with a loud thud-dunk!).

A while ago, we developed a Pick-em up Game on the road, just to keep things a bit more novel for us.  Basically, the majority of vehicles on the Belizean roads are pick-up trucks and as you drive, you can usually spot a whole variety of interesting things on the back of people’s trucks.  As a result of this, we developed a points game where the contents of a pick-up truck is equivalent to specific bonus points.

Our highest bonus points allocation (1000 points) goes to the Fridge on a Pick-em up!

This one was actually 2 Fridges on a Pick-em up!  Double Bonus Points!
This one was actually 2 Fridges on a Pick-em up! Double Bonus Points!

The above sighting of 2 fridges was most auspicious.  A bit further up the Highway, we came across another Fridge on a Pick-em up but I couldn’t get a drive-by picture because Gnome was driving too fast.

Other high bonus points include:  Estufa (Spanish name for ‘Stove’) on a Pick-em up = 800 Bonus Points, Boca (Central American Chip Packets) on a Pick-em up = 750 Bonus Points and Pig on a Pick-em up = 500 Bonus Points.

Whenever we come across the infamous Fridge, we do a bit of a jiggle on the car seat and shout out ” Fridge on a Pick-em up!”

This game has its value in keeping us amused and also in keeping our eyes on the road!