Thursday, June 3, 2010

Call of the Caribbean

Original airdate: May 26, 2009

Two Crazy Chicks Productions, in association with WorldWildPhotoGraphics and What Am I Going to Tell Your Mother? Productions, is proud to present Episode 1 of The Adventures of Yumiko and Eden: Return to Belize...

The tiny plane is flying low above the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean as the sinking sun casts a golden glow over the Belizean jungle. Our intrepid heroines gaze down, drinking in the view with the eager thirst of those who have longed for nine years to see it again.

The pilot expertly lands the aircraft on a small, pitted runway and our dynamic duo steps out into the sticky air and oppressive heat of Placencia, a small town of wooden houses on stilts situated on the tip of a peninsula. A short, dusty, bumpy cab ride later, they arrive at the Serenade Guest House, where they drop their gear on the deck with sighs of satisfaction.

It has been an easy journey and Eden is congratulating herself on her precise planning and expert execution when the hotel’s proprietor, Miss Anita, apologetically informs her that the air-conditioning in their room is broken.

Already sweaty after only a few minutes of being outside, Eden and Miko are not happy about this unexpected turn of events, but, seasoned travelers that they are, they accept their fate with sighs of resignation and a prayer to the weather gods petitioning for a cool night.

By unspoken agreement, they unceremoniously dump their stuff in their room, douse themselves in insect repellent, and make their way along the Placencia Sidewalk – according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the narrowest main street in the world – to the Pickled Parrot, where they proceed to get thoroughly pickled on rum cocktails with evocative names such as “panty ripper” and “parrot’s piss.”

Be sure to tune in for the exciting and earth-shattering second episode of The Adventures of Yumiko and Eden: Return to Belize to find out how our intrepid heroines spend Miko's big birthday.

© Eden Feuer

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