Bayside Guesthouse
Travel Blogs from Corozal Town
Jungle river cruise and Lamanai ruins
... about the game of poc a poc, where the winners were immediately beheaded. The players all wanted to die because they saw it as a faster way out of hell. The Mayans believed that all go to hell first, and have to earn their way out. Being game winners proved a faster way out of hell and hence a more direct route to heaven. The amount of time spent in hell is far more than the short time we are accorded in heaven. Heaven is a journey to save your soul; life is a circle. ...
Doug and Jean arrive!
... border guard friend Calvin (not Klein) and guard Marvin, describing the appearance of Doug and Jean, as we are running out of time before we have to leave for Sarteneja, to arrive before dark. Calvin says, “one more look, Mr. Randy. I’ll find them.” Miraculously, Calvin turns to Randy with his four-tooth gold smile and says, “here they are!” and sure enough, back-packing Doug and Jean arrive at 3:15 p.m. and clear customs ...
Furniture find!
... looking rather skelter in the cemetery, without any sort of pattern. Some are blue-coloured, most are white or just the plain concrete, with a name like “Sam” painted in big letters on the end of the grave. Lots of high crosses and some with stones piled up on top of the already high graves, while others are adorned with bright plastic wreaths.
Randy knows the type of store we need for mozzie netting, so he drives us around to three ...
Home at Caribbean Blue
... on site, we carted our suitcases into the houses. Randy’s house is furnished, whereas Helen’s is at the bare-walls-but-finished-stage, except for a closet rod, ceiling light covers, and the like. Helen was keen to drive to Sarteneja to find Shivam, a local furniture store owner, so that her two pre-ordered mattresses would be delivered prior to the evening. On the way into town, we passed the garbage collector, a skinny old man who drives his cart behind a ...
Driving to Belize With Tiny Dogs
... 8221; when my
bus to the Border at Chetumal pulls in. One will arrive he assured me,
“right now.”
I got grief from Belize immigration because they were closed for
Easter. “Well you should have come in the day before.” I was admonished
sternly. Well the day before my scheduled immigration appearance was
Good Friday, and you were closed that day too,” I protested. Another
Good Friday surprise for Christ’s sake! ...
Location
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
