As soon as we heard that the river had gone down enough that the ferry across the river to Xunantunich was finally open, we headed out. Taking the taxi to St. Ignaceo ($1) , the bus to Xunantunich ($1), the hand-cranked ferry across the river (included with our $5 entrance fee),
and walking up the steep hill one mile to the ruins, we were one of the first people there. Although the fog was present, we could see quite far all around us. The border to Guatemala was only a kilometer away, the closest we came to the border in our stay. We walked around all the different ruins and climbed to the top of the highest one, El Castillo. El Castillo, the second tallest structure in Belize is 130 feet high. After we walked back down the hill, much easier than the climb up--and much hotter--we took the ferry back across, the bus back to San Ignaceo, and the taxi back to Parrot Nest.
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| Air Plants |
On our trip we saw police lights and heard an ambulance for the first time. The police appeared to have just finished arresting a couple of guys. They were loaded into the back of a pick-up truck with their hands on their head. At the very back of the truck was a military guy who probably had a machine gun pointing at them.
I had thought to just relax in the hammock for the afternoon, but some new guests were interested in tubing, so I was delighted to go with them and show them the route. Keva the dog came with us, first climbing onto my feet in the water, but then moving over to the person who was a dog trainer. and staying with her. Then at 4:30 I met Manuella's daughter Lucy, and we went for a long walk to her parents' farm up in the hills. It was really fun! There we picked coconuts to drink. It was dark by the time we got back.
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| Margaret's Future House |
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| The Living Area on the Farm |
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| An Awkward Attempt to Remove a Coconut |
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| The Walk Home |
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