Rainy Day in Belize is Better than Snow at Home!

Slept great that night! But woke up to rain in the morning, so we went back to sleep, hoping it would pass. Well, it was still raining when we finally got up, so that decide our plans for the day for us - no Caye Caukler, we drove north to Corozal to check it out. Driving in Belize is an experience the highways are 2 lane roads usually with no shoulders & Belizeans drive like they were trained in NYC, the speed limit is 50mph, but you wouldn't know it because if you drive that people pass you on curves, hills, it doesn't matter. I suggested to Ron that he had to drive like he was back in Detroit. Oh & most bridges are one lane, so whoever gets there first goes across! Roads are not well marked either, there are few mile markers & they are just posts painted white with a number on them. Fortunately there are only 4 main highways in Belize, Northern Highway, Southern Highway, Western Highway & Hummingbird Highway, so it's pretty hard to get lost.

Corozal in a nice medium size town right near the border with Mexico. I vaguely remembered driving through on our bus trip. We had lunch - Belizean Chinese, with local beer because the beer is cheaper than bottled water. We also did a little shopping & some sightseeing. Most people ride bikes, so you have to be careful in towns. Belize also has what they call "silent policemen" entering into every small town! these are the speed bumps from HELL! most are marked with a sign, but not all, & a small town can just be a small group of buildings, so you really have to watch. You also need to remember that where there's one, there is another as you leave town. There are also speed humps, these are speed bumps except they are much wider & these are usually by schools & used as cross walks. Speaking of schools most of the schools are run by churches in cooperation with the government - what a novel idea! the kids all wear uniforms, each school has it's own uniform, all different colors. Most of the kids take buses or walk & it seems like most of them are actually smiling. More on that in another post. We enjoyed sightseeing in Corozal, but for me it reminded me a bit too much of Mexico.

Back to the Gecko Bungalow for our second night. dinner at Manatee Lookout was lamb chops that were amazing, between 6 & 8 chops with a veggie salad & flat bread with homemade humus. The chops were a bit small, but most meat & poultry is small in Belize - no hormones, everything is free range, it tastes so much better! Plans for tomorrow are Caye Caukler weather cooperating.