McLaw on Tour

McLaw family of Dunedin leave behind dog and house, take children away from computers and television and seek warmth, music and adventure in Central America.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Corozal, Belize



We crossed the Mexican border into Belize (now how many people do you know who have been to Belize?). After the air-conditioned buses of Mexico (which show movies in English with Spanish subtitles), the local transport has taken a step down.
This is possibly the most laid back country we have ever visited - check out time is "whenever you like" - it has the classic Caribbean/ Reggae feel with everyone smiling at us and greeting us. Every passerby stops to help and/or have a chat. One gets the feeling that they really want to get ahead as a country, and improve their infrastructure, but this doesn't seem to take priority over moving slowly and being relaxed, so I wouldn't expect any great changes soon.
It seems to be getting hotter as we are going south, and as a result our calorie intake has to be supplemented by regular beer.
There is very little in Corozal, but we spent 2 days there just hanging out. Most people go onto the beaches on the Cayes, but diving there is frighteningly expensive, so we will leave that for Honduras. It is lovely to see a youthful Queen on the riotously coloured banknotes, and have everyone speak English to us, having been a British Colony (founded by pirates, which has to be good!)