I won’t lie I slept most of the flights, it is kind of what I do. I find being in the air so utterly relaxing and peaceful that I just drift off to sleep. I did chat a bit with the girl sitting next to me, she was delightful. Her and a group of 20 something's were going to Belize for a mission trip, this was her 3rd trip but first to Belize.
With the time changes we landed and deplaned in Belize around noon, so we still had a full day ahead of us
Renting a car turned out to be a disaster that took forever! Apparently Hurtz didn’t have any record of my rental even thought I my copy of the agreement in my hand!! Remind me never to rent from them again. We eventually got a rental through a local place that agreed to honor the Hurtz price (thank goodness) and away we went.
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| Our Rental Car with a plus 1. We however did not take him with us. |
Our drive to the house took 3.5 hours as it was across pretty much the entire country of Belize. We were staying in the town of Placencia which is actually a peninsula at the southern point of the country. We few into Belize City at the northern end of central Belize. We did however have to drive out and around through the center of the country because the Hummingbird Road that runs along the coast is 1. not paved and 2. full of highway men. Yes you heard me correctly Highway men as is robbers from back in the day that jump out of bushes on horseback and rob your carriages, only now a days they jump out and rob your cars. I have included a fancy pic of my own making in Paint to illustrate our trek. (you are welcome to be in awe of my mad skills)
There was a huge football (soccer for us American’s) stadium in Belmopan that had traffic backed up for miles. Here a few pictures from our drive, we went through mountains, forests, open fields, the country’s prison, a few small towns & villages along the way. The areas are all very poor, I was shocked at how shady it was even right at the airport. And the part about the prison was no joke, you practically drive right through the compound on your way out of Belize City.
When we arrived in town we spent a lot of time just exploring the house, it was beautiful. Later we went out and got some food at the local grocery. They are all run by Asians, so just imagine any local Asian grocery in your area and that is about right; all run down shabby and full of expired foods. The prices were also ridiculous!
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| It is hard to tell in the picture but that price tag reads $9.24, and yes we did buy them. |
Eventually we all settled in for the night, we were going on almost 2 days with little to no sleep. Poor Judy was even falling asleep at the table before we went to the grocery.
Well that is all for today, signing off and going to bed.
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