Monday, 10 October 2011

Belize

One week in Belize. Strange speaking English again.

First stop was a lovely town just over the border from Guatemala called San Ignacio. Then to Caye Caulker, a small island off the Caribbean coast recently split in two by a hurricane.

Caye Caulker has a laid back style. You step over this as you get off the ferry - Caye Caulker, Go Slow. Also, the locals gather to gently remind you.


There were a few travellers on the crossing though so I ignored it all and put a spurt on, securing the last cheap bed at the hostel. Pfft, amateurs.

It's a funny old place, from the "no loitering" sign in the ferry waiting room to this little beauty:


Mexico next...