‘The Way It Is’ in Ambergris Caye, Belize

In yesterday’s edition I mentioned that today Rose andI were going to make a visit to take a look at our lots of land in Fire Coral Street, San Pablo following the clearance work that Daniel Camal, our building contractor for our build in Ambergris Caye, Belize, has started to have carried out.

Well early this afternoon (had to get my televised ‘fix’ of football first) that is exactly what we did. Those of you that have been following the blog for awhile will remember that I covered the lots in an edition at the beginning of the year. For those of you that didn’t see this edition I reproduce some of the photos to show ‘the before’.

View at a distance from the other side of the canal.

Zoom shot from the same position.

Photo from the roadside.

Work has virtually been completed – need to uplift the scrub and general rubbish – on two of the three lots with work yet to start on the third lot. The difference in appearance though was very clear to see.

View at a distance from the other side of the canal.

View from the roadside.

For the first time in absolutely ages we were able to walk around the lots (well, two of them at least).

Behind the block wall in the distance is the third lot that is yet to be cleared.

View from the road to the canal.

Unfortunately you provide a pile of rubbish (in our case mostly scrub and bushes) then people will see it as an invitation to dump their rubbish too. Don’t know why this happens it’s just the way it is. And within a couple of days of clearing our land other people’s rubbish is already being dumped on it.

Household rubbish.

Car parts.

We also have the problem of abandoned, broken down cars parked in front of our land which we need to get cleared and I have written a letter to the Mayor to see if I can get him involved.

Broken down vehicle piled up with rubbish.

And another one.

Rose and I have decided that as soon as the remaining third lot has been cleared and all of the rubbish removed from the three lots we will have a relatively inexpensive chicken wire fence erected along the roadside of our land. Hopefully this will prevent further dumping.

We enjoyed seeing our land in San Pablo in its much cleaned up state but are looking forward to viewing progress on our build in Ambergris Caye, Belize tomorrow.

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