Punta Gorda Inns - Reviews and Rates

So there's no way I have enough time to get caught up on all that has happened while I was here in Belize so I decided to do a slide show instead. You won't get all the fun and harrowing stories, but you will get a sense of what went on during my time here. I'll try to be better in Guatemala and update this more often.

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Today was our very last clinic at Hillside. It was rather busy (mainly because Emma spent most of the morning doing minor surgery (we had a visiting doctor today!) – removing a rather large, old, infected sebaceous cyst out of a man's back and then stitching him back up again. I meanwhile had a whole family with scabies… hmph. I̵...

After a night of San Pedro Sula hammock-hanging and Pizza Hut quesadillas (yuck - yes i have learnt my lesson, no more central american fast food!) we bombed up to Belize (three buses and a horrendous boat - why are we bouncing on still water?!) arriving in Punta Gorda to find most hotels shut. Found a hilarious hotel with a fluorescent light an...

Another day spent in Punta Gorda. Went to more ruins and to several falls. Santa Cruz was my favoite village where the farms were so neat and many animals, turkeys, pigs etc. People very nice. And of course lots of baskets! Another meal in PG with more beans and rice. This AM took boat to Guatamala. 45 min. to Puerto Barrios, in the rain. Place ...

We left Placencia on the Hokey Pokey water taxi, a small but fast boat that gets you onto the mainland and bus route without having to drive all the way back up the dirt road to the highway. Waiting for the bus to Punta Gorda we met 2 other travellers waiting for the same bus. Dave and Katz live in (unbelievably!) Edinburgh and work for Haggis t...

We made a quick stop here to catch the ferry to Livingston. Our bus pulled up and there was a lively man holding a sheet of paper with our names on it. He was making sure the ferry did not leave without us. Immigration was really easy and only cost $7.50 US per person to leave the country. We waited 10 minutes and boarded the ferry. The ferry is...