About an hour after I took the picture of all the boys in the pool, Janice came out to talk to Scott about the tropical storm (Ernesto) that was brewing and on a course to hit Ambergris Caye. It wasn’t that we were in danger, but that Scott and Dietmar needed to be home the next day and it was unlikely their Tuesday flight was going to go. So, sadly, we packed them up and sent them home a day early. The boys were very upset. Finn said, “Can we at least say goodbye???”
After seeing them off at the dock, we headed back to the villa (and the pool) and spent the afternoon watching Sergio board up the windows in preparation for Ernesto.
The worst part was our new lack of view.
By late afternoon, the clouds were looking pretty great.
Later that evening, we made ribs and potato salad and had Sergio and Rachel over for dinner. Beforehand, Ezra made (and ate) a necklace out of Cheerios.
Finn had a more traditional appetizer.
It was a nice dinner. Neither Sergio nor Rachel seemed overly worried about the storm, which was helpful. They’ve been through this before many, many times.