Belize 17th December 2009

As is the norm for us two, we hadn't made any plans for the next leg of our trip.
We had been looking at the dive sites in Belize whilst having a drink back at the lodge we were staying at, when we realised just how difficult it would be to get from Teotihuacan to Belize City.

We decided that we would try and catch a flight to Chetumal if we could, as the overland option would take a couple of days of just travel.
The problem was that none of the companies that we could contact spoke English.
The one that did, would not make bookings without us being there in person.

After a frustrating few hours, we decided to head back to Mexico City airport, and see if we could grab a last minute flight.

The Mayan Gods must have been looking over us, as we managed to get back to the airport and book both our out bound flights to Chetumal and also our return flights to Cozumel.

The flight to Chetumal took longer to check in than it took to fly, but it saved us a huge amount of travelling by bus.
We landed late, and managed to check into a hotel for 1 night.

The following morning we headed off to the local market and jumped on board a dilapidated bus heading for Belize City.
The journey was 5 hours without air con and a variety of music, all of which we had never heard of and had to be played at speaker distorting levels.
Apart from the normal issues of trying to get out and then in different countries, the journey was quite uneventful.

We are now staying at a small guest house somewhere in the centre of Belize City.
The guide book was quite accurate about this place, as you knew the moment you got off the bus that you didn't want to be walking around the streets.
From our quick view of this city, it seems to be full of men who sit together on their street porches, whilst the women can be seen walking aroung with numerous children whilst also carrying goods purchased from the local markets.

After locating a cash point to get some Belize dollars, we managed to get straight into a cab and checked into our guest house for the night.

Next stop - Caye Caulker for some diving, leaving Alison to hunt down some accommodation for the next couple of days.