May 17, 2009

Just arrived

I’m in Belize!  Arrived in Belize City around noon, then took a 3 hour bus ride to Dangriga.  This country has personality, and I love it!  The “highway” (aka narrow road, if I was driving on that road I would have killed us) was definitely a scenic route.  The Mayan mountains are breathtaking, and all the houses are bright colors.  A ton of beautiful flowers, too.  Once we checked into our hotel here, we took a walk around the town.  The ocean’s about a 5 minute walk from our hotel, and a river runs right through the center of the town.  I love it so far, such a beautiful country——

but it’s HOT!  Oh my goodness, it’s like one of those ridiculously unrelenting hot days in July in the South.  The remnants of my make-up leftover from traveling all sweated off.  I put on sun screen, that sweated off, too.  I figure I’ll just get used to it, it was kind of nice after the 40 degree weather in Collierville this morning.  I really can’t complain, I’m in Belize!!!