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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 5 apr. 2011 12:00
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Höjd över havet: 8 m
- Belize Belize District Caye Caulker 17.761158, -88.02774917°45’40” N 88°1’40” W
Dag 4
Change of Plans and a Day of Relaxing
5 april 2011, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
My feet don't hurt as bad this morning. My shoulders and wrists are still on fire and have blistered up.

I took some Excedrin, and smeared on some SPF 90 that I was able to fine in a shop here. Surprisingly, it helped cool my skin down better than that "after-burn" crap.

We planned on traveling to San Pedro in Ambergris Caye today, but we're in too much pain to carry the backpacks. We're just going to hide from the sun, hang out in the hammocks and spend the day drinking rum.

When we wander the island now, we're noticing that the street vendors are starting to get to know us. They're getting aggressive and rude because we aren't buying anything when we walk by. Some are selling trinkets. Some are selling drugs.Läs mer
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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 6 apr. 2011 21:00
- 🌙 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 19 m
- Belize Belize District San Pedro Laguna de San Pedro 17.921366, -87.96109117°55’17” N 87°57’40” W
Dag 5
Caye Caulker -> San Pedro
6 april 2011, Belize ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
After we arrived in San Pedro, we walked around the town and visited the little shops and street vendors.

Our hotel sucks. It's called Ruby's, and it looks like something from a B class Spanish horror film. The beds are tiny (two twins), and the sheets are this gross plastic-y material. Also, there isn't any hot water. The private balcony is great, though. It sits on ground level and looks right out to the ocean.

We spent most of the day sitting on the balcony, since it was shaded from the sun. We watched the people wander by and chatted with the locals that came over. One guy was selling cookies, so we bought some (they weren't very good and had way too much baking soda in them). Pizza delivery, right to our balcony, would have made the day, but Cuban cigars, Belizian rum and over-the-counter Percocet that we found earlier helped. :) We found some Jamaican weed too.

Paul caught a cockroach and is trying to suffocate him to death so he can preserve him in his bug collection. "We don't want to destroy him," he sys. I feel bad for the poor guy, even though he's probably the dumbest cockroach I've ever seen, and keep suggesting that he let him go.

We won some "prizes" from a time share thing. Paul isn't optimistic. We have to go back tomorrow to find out what they are.Läs mer
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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 7 apr. 2011 21:00
- Höjd över havet: 19 m
- Belize Belize District San Pedro Laguna de San Pedro 17.921366, -87.96109117°55’17” N 87°57’40” W
Dag 6
Overbooked Hotel and Strange Neighbors
7 april 2011, Belize
We sat through a boring time-share presentation. 90 minutes wasted. We won a week stay at this place in Belize, however. During hurricane season.

Ruby's overbooked us so we had to switch hotels. I was pretty pissed, since I was still in pain and didn't want my backpack to even touch my sloughed off skin.

We were rebooked at a place called Lilly's, and it was a blessing in disguise. It was a lot nicer, and they have hot water. Win! Plus, Ruby's paid the difference in price.

We wandered around the beach and saw tropical fish all around the coast. We also played with a cute jungle raccoon thing and found a great restaurant where we made a cute kitty friend. We almost bought him dinner!

Afterwards, we laid in the hammock outside our room, drinking rum. Our neighbor came out to talk to us, and was obviously on something strong. He kept telling us about his walking stick he had with him... and how it had a sword in it. What a strange guy...

Update: the cute raccoon thing is called a coati.Läs mer
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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 8 apr. 2011 09:00
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höjd över havet: 82 m
- Belize Cayo District San Ignacio 17.152279, -89.08002317°9’8” N 89°4’48” W
Dag 7
San Pedro -> San Ignacio:
8 april 2011, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We met our shuttle driver in Belize City and he drove us to San Ignacio. His name was William and he told us all about Belize on our drive. We learned about the people and their nationality, where they came from and the history of Belize. He was such an awesome guy!Läs mer
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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 8 apr. 2011 12:00
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höjd över havet: 82 m
- Belize Cayo District San Ignacio 17.152279, -89.08002317°9’8” N 89°4’48” W
Dag 7
Cahal Pech
8 april 2011, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After we settled in at the Parrot's Nest, we went to Cahal Pech (Mayan ruins). I should have brought my umbrella, but I was worried about looking like a weirdo. My skin literally started boiling up. I didn't get another sunburn though.

There weren't too many tourists at Cahal Pech, which was awesome. It was quite a relief to have the whole place to ourselves while we explored. When we were looking around, I found what looked like a seashell, and was completely confused. As soon as I picked it up, I heard what sounded like some sort of alarm start to go off. I think I might have angered the Mayan gods!

Update: It was a snail shell, and the "alarm" was the sound of cicadas.Läs mer
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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 8 apr. 2011 15:00
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höjd över havet: 82 m
- Belize Cayo District San Ignacio 17.152279, -89.08002317°9’8” N 89°4’48” W
Dag 7
Nature Walk and Learning Things
8 april 2011, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After we left Cahal Pech, we wandered around San Ignacio and noticed that the San Ignacio Hotel was offering a nature walk. We were pretty excited, so we signed up.

We learned about a tree called "Grandpa's Balls" thats supposed to help with bugs the burrow under your skin. The sap, apparently, suffocates them when it's spread on your skin, which causes them to come back out for air.

We also ate live termites. Paul loved them, but I thought they were pretty gross. Paul actually had to smoosh them before I would eat it. Eating live bugs freaks me out.

The hotel staff took us to an iguana exhibit at the end of the nature walk, where they housed (and hatched) tons of iguanas. The guy kept putting them all over us! We had iguanas on our shoulders, arms, backs, and even on our heads. <3Läs mer
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The Adventures of Paula Belize and Guatemala
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- 8 apr. 2011 21:00
- 🌙 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 82 m
- Belize Cayo District San Ignacio 17.152279, -89.08002317°9’8” N 89°4’48” W
Dag 7
The Parrot's Nest
8 april 2011, Belize ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
When we got back to The Parrot's Nest, we found out that it was named after a one-legged parrot they adopted and named Papaya.

We had a delicious dinner where we sat around a table with all of the other guests that wanted to eat, family-style.

After dinner, Paul caught some bugs. He caught a light up beetle (that kept the room lit all night) and a toad (which he released). There were lots of fireflies that came out after dark, and tons of lizards wandering around.Läs mer
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