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Travel Blogs from San Ignacio
What's Mayan is yours
... us that we should hire him to get to the temple then home. Truth be told, our joint is off the beaten track a ways and as expensive a cab ride. The buses are privately owned as in "Larry Bus Line" which was an actual name. Victor the Tut gave us the name of the best guide, Elfego Panti, Sr. though Elfego Panti Jr would suffice. We pull up and the self appointed (assumedly) guide dispatcher hooks us up with the big Kahuna: Elfego Panti, Sr. He's a tiny, ...
You've got to see it to Belize it!
... at the ferry terminal we declined all taxi offers and started to walk, we hadn't gone far before the map on Dave's iPhone disappeared (bloody Apple Maps!) so when a man yelled out to us "Bus station?", we said "yes" and he pointed his hand in the direction of the road we should take. We carried on down this road but it came to a fork. Unsure of which one to take we hear "This one" from behind us and it is the same man from before. Before we know it he is leading us down the road ...
Day 1. Let the adventure begin.
... belizian fare. We had Chaya appetizer which is a spinach like vegetable fried up with garlic and peppers and made with fresh ginger. I put some homemade habanero hot sauce on it and was in bliss. Then for dinner we had rice and beans cooked together with slow roasted pork. Again add some habanero hot sauce and wash down with a couple Belican beers and life is good. We walked back to the hotel in a tropical rain storm that felt great. Off to bed then with dreams of adventures to ...
Across the border for more Mayan monuments
... to be closed but sure enough, there was a flap open in the door of the Chinese supermarket and a small gathering of people being handed brown packages of bottles through the flap. We bought a supply and headed home. As we passed our regular bar though we saw people sitting drinking beer. In we went and without any difficulty were served a couple of beers. We wouldn’t be drinking at home tonight after all. But what were we going to do ...
Last stop in Belize
... more than the bus) to take us back. When we got back we bought a very nice grilled chicken sandwich and chips and then headed back to our room for a well earned rest. Not long after hitting the pillow, I was out like a light. An hour or so later, we relaxed in our room looking up somewhere to stay in Guatemala for tomorrow, then cooked some dinner around 7pm. After dinner, we showered, packed our bags ready for the morning and then got off ...