Central America

On New Years Eve, CR chatted up another girl in our "hotel", a hot candian girl Alicia. CR and I went for breakfast and randomly ran into LRA, K, and their friend Ruben. It's a small town so seeing familar faces was common. We all agreed to find a way to the Cays (unpopulated sand reefs) together. We walked along the street and found a ghetto little sign for "Captain Hal". We went into his yard and woke him up... for US$50, we rented out his ride to and from a Cay (Water Cay), and snorkel equipment for 5 people. Captain Hal Whitefeel spoke in a heavy creole accent, a real maritime / pirate feel to him. The snorkelling off Water Cay was awesome, CR and I stayed in the water for 2 full hours chasing fish around. He saw a lobster there. The ride back was choppy but fun. LRA got soaked in the back and I had to help wipe her off.

CR and I split off from the european contigent after we arrived and we had a big meal, about 5 entrees total. At the restaurant, CR picked up on this hot Russian girl living in Guatamala named Sasha. I didn't see what the big deal was but CR was quite affected. We made tentative plans to all celebrate together but then Sasha split.

The meal did not sit well and we celebrated new years together at CocoLoco. People were setting off fireworks and the mood was festive, though most of the tourists seemed to be on drugs (which CR and I don't do). We smoked a few cigars, drank a few beers, and I called it an early night around 1am. CR took another walk around. At one point he saw Sasha with another guy and was a bit dissapointed.