This is the split at Caye Caulker. It's a little island about 1.5 miles long and approx 800 metres wide. I long to be here; drinking a Beliken at sunset, after spending a day scuba diving. Sounds nice doesn't it? I am in desperate need of sunlight. I am suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD), as I have every February since I was 14. Some years are better than others, but this year has been especially bad. It's been hard to get motivated to do anything. I have barely responded to e-mails, I haven't answered my phone in weeks, it seems almost impossible to concentrate, and I have been sleeping 10+ hours a day only to still feel lethargic throughout the day. Depression can be crippling, but can be treated once you recognize what it is. I will force myself to go outside this week, perhaps engage in physical activity, a friend even suggested going tanning; but I am scared to be shut in those little cancer traps.

Thank you to everyone who left comments and sent e-mails this week. It was encouraging. Please bare with me the next couple weeks as I pull myself together again. I will attempt to post "nice" pictures again, but all I have right now are photos of half eaten dead birds and piles of garbage. I am not sure how much you would enjoy those.

Have a nice weekend!