Paget's Belize Journal

The Preliminary Trip - It Begins - First days - A tourist trip - Flying, sand crabs - San Pedro 1 - San Pedro 2 - Braids, snakes, dogs - Leaving Dangriga The Actual Stay - Help for library - Books; departure - Arrival; weather - Sensations, housing - Security, more housing - More security, snorkeling - Dock activities - Day-to-day life 1 - Day-to-day life 2 - The Quadrille - The apartment! - Cleaning and culture - Hurricane Irene - Too much reality - Hopkins Village 1 - Hopkins Village 2 - Weather - Minimum wage - Transportation - Food Experiments - The Brits; furniture - Meeting and greeting - Night noise, Settlement Day - Dragonflies! - More noise - A good 19th - Wrapping up the 19th - Traveling to Mexico - Thanksgiving in Mexico - Cockscomb Basin - A Belizean week-end - Tobacco Caye - Is it really Christmas? - This is the life - Christmas wishes - Headwear - Christmas Experiences - Lottery - Caye Caulker haircut - Caye Caulker 2 - Geckos - Red Bank - The last few days		Oct 7, 1999 Day-to-Day Life - Part 1: Avoiding Nocturnal Mosquito Bites It appears to be true that mosquitoes do not land in a breeze and that although they can bite through cloth, it has to be taut enough to give them some drilling purchase. So here are a few techniques for not getting bitten while sleeping. (Those of you who are also living with a lot of mosquitoes may feel free to snicker.) Wear a loose nightie or pjs even if this seems hotter. It's worth it. Turn at least one fan directly on the bed where you're sleeping. Cover yourself with a light sheet artistically draped with as many folds as possible. Actually the only way this really works is if you can get your body in the cross fire of two fans because otherwise one of your limbs is guaranteed to be in the lee of your body even if you're skinny. Don't use the fan's oscillating feature because it leaves you vulnerable on the cusp. And be sure to put repellent on your elbows and fingers, parts of your body which are not sensitive enough to twitch in time to avoid getting nailed. There you go. Next