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Journey to Flores
... get 2 facts out of him. Are you ready for these:
Belize was named after a Mayan God BelKini in 1651 (got later named to British Honduras)
And the national beer is Belikin.
Those facts took about 30 minutes to tell! Has was a nice guy though.
One thing i do like about Belize is that everyone is very friendly and not at all aggressive towards tourists.
After having some breakfast in a cafe with Matt and ...
Unbeliezable
... to the water taxi terminal, where we killed more time by wondering around the city center, taking pictures, exploring more shops, saying our farewells to San Pedro. By the time 11:30 rolled around, we boarded the ferry, taking two of the limited number of seats on the top deck, where we sat with 3 nursing students from California for the 75 minute journey. Not only did we avoid sea sickness and get amazing views of the aquamarine waters, but also we soaked up some extra sun - ...
Diving with Sharks!
Started the day with coffee and stale frosted flakes (not the Kellog's variety). At least the coffee was good. We were told to arrive at the boat dock between 9:00 and 9:30. We showed up closer to 9:30 and were fitted for fins and masks. That took about 5 minutes, and then we waited along the shore with several other wanna-go-snorkelers. We watched the crews getting prepared for the outing, mainly loading up supplies ...
Caribbean English speaking Central America
... We saw the local Tapiers, Puma, Jaguar and a lot of other local wildlife including some pretty noisy Howler Monkeys one of which was injured in an earlier fight. After a few hours there, we caught the bus back and went back to the hostel. Around 6.30pm I decided to go down stairs to make dinner only to be confronted by uniformed police officers on a drugs raid! Yes, in our hostel! Apparently it happens quite a bit out here. I was made ...
Belize and a Little Formality - Dec. 8. Part 1
... was very excited. We would be going on a bus out to the Mayan Ruins of Altun Ha, which were located about 50 km north of Belize City. I was hoping that the overcast sky did not mean rain, as we had been told that if it rained we would not be allowed to climb up to the top of the ruins. I was keeping my fingers crossed.
Once ready, I made my way down to the Ivanhoe Theatre. After handing over my ticket, I was given a sticker with a number on it. This sticker was used to sort ...
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