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Jungle river cruise and Lamanai ruins
... given bright green small leaves which smelled strongly of allspice. We were encouraged to taste the leaves, which have the properties of novocaine and make the mouth tingly and numb (but we didn’t crunch on that much of it!).
The national flower of Belize, the black orchid, blooms all year round; the national tree is the mahogany, the national bird is the toucan, the national animal is the tapir. As we journey through the jungle, we see a fair number ...
Orange Walk Town
... But really—don’t trust that—it left at 1:55 p.m.) We don’t understand but the bus does make very good time. Pat chats with 70-year-old Carlos Cruz, who sits behind her and points out upcoming camera-worthy shots of cane and farm fields. Helen grins – another new friend for Pat. Shortly after 3 p.m. we arrive in Sarteneja at the internet cafe where Randy is working on a computer.
Oh, more about Orange Walk – ...
Where is everyone?
... in Placencia for another 2 nights with the huge retiree contingency from the states. We soon worked out why it was so quiet in the evenings, all the expat locals ( thus most of Placencia ) are in the bars by 11am drinking Rum or any other hard liquor they can get their hands on so come the evening they've all had their fill and pass out by 7pm. Then we then headed off to Punta Gorda planning to stay 1 night and then pick up the Friday boat to ...
Oranges and crocodiles
... height, a ball court, some places for casual slaughter and stands selling local tat. Unlike the spots in Mexico though, clambering all over the structures is roundly applauded and the sweaty mountaineer is rewarded with great views out over the river and off across the tree canopy stretching to the horizon.
But perhaps half the fun of the day for us was the journey on the glass like water of the river and the numerous ...
Jungle is sooo good!
... mine were best), The tortilla were made from Corn that is first soaked in water , then ground to a paste on a piece of lava stone, trying to avoid incorporating one of the many flies into the corn paste. then using your hands, shape the tortilla into a flat round shape and slap it on the big metal thing on the fire to cook a while.
Then the Tomales , this is a bigger flatter tortilla that has a tomato paste and some chicken put inside and then ...

