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Punta Gorda
We've decided to head for Punta Gorda which is the most southern part of Belize. We were not really sure what this town would be like. So, we made reservations for one night at a place that the book said might just be the quirkiest place in Belize. That's always a good attractor for me. I like quirky! Anyway, we were pleasantly surprised with Punta …
Letzter Stop in Guatemala: Livingston
Wir sind heute mit dem Boot nach Livingston gefahren und
haben auf dem Weg dahin noch einen guten Eindruck bekommen wie tropisch
Guatemala sein kann. Sie schwuele Hitze haben wir schon in Rio Dulce
kennengelernt aber in Livingston war es nochmal einwenig mehr. Da war unsere 2
stuendige Fahrt nach Livingston eine erholsame Abwechslung. Ein paar Eindruecke
koennt ihr an Hand der Bilder sehen..
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A change of plan - bad mistake
... Toscana and was way over budget. We had decided to have a splurge and had booked it. But would we actually get there in time on this old bus? Our worst fears were confirmed when we asked the driver’s assistant what time we would get to Puerto Barrios. 6.00pm he told us!
The road climbed slowly over the mountains. In many places it was a dual carriageway but in others we were in a long procession of big trucks lumbering slowly up ...
The tale of the missing Mayan children
... to remain in its abandoned, post-apocalyptic state to this day.
Then it struck me; there were, undoubtedly, a good number of crocodiles roaming free around us. It felt as though we were in Jurassic Park... after the electric fences came down. Eventually, we got our pictures. I stayed in the safe confines of the flatbed, and Whitney ventured out a short distance before running and screaming back to the truck after the ...
Random Anecdotes and Accounts in Belize
... as he knew of my aversion/phobia of snakes. He then went on to tell us why he disliked snakes so much. Twenty years ago, he was passing by his brother's house to go sit by the river and relax. He noticed his brother was working in the yard and said hello. After a few minutes, he saw his brother had stopped working and was limping towards him. He immediately got up to go help his brother who had been bitten by a snake. Not having a car, he put him on his bicycle and ...