The full moon provided wonderful night time views through the roof of our tent – we don’t use the fly sheet when we have this level of privacy and its unlikely to rain.Whilst we miss our sunsets we are more than compensated with views like this at sunrise.
The men are already at work having had their breakfast at 6am when we arrive at the prearranged time for us at 7am.We’re told this will be the owners accommodation. To the left will be his guests accommodation and behind the camera position will be 42 units for rental. There is another 2.5 years to go for this schedule to be completed. One of their main objectives is to ensure all the foundations are completed during the dry season otherwise the trenches are waterlogged and someone has to get up at 5am to start the water pumps to enable work to continue that day.This is the the Construction Manager – we knew the instant we saw him because he was the one with the clipboard and pen – who is responsible for the men not running out of materials. You will notice the lack of safety helmet, high visibility jacket and safety shoes.Grinding out the coconut meat for both lunch and/or dinner ingredients together with juice drinks.
People like Joseph are not found by accident – we knew he was there and went looking for him. Whilst he enjoys his life living off grid, however, with the new resort being built nearby he will not be so isolated for much longer.Another person we discovered who has so little and yet is as happy as it is possible to be.Joseph was keen to ride his bike with us as far as the village before we went our separate ways.Its not everyday we interrupt a Tapir inspecting the roadkill. He was very sensitive to our approach and this was as near as we could get to film him.These roadside gullies are very deep, about 4 metres, and steep – not a good idea to fall asleep at the wheel because it may not end well?We pass many rivers and the water quality is much better than the Mexican equivalent – we can usually see the bottom of the river bed. There is every shade of green you can imagine generated by one plant or another.We do encounter the occasional road crew, however, they are the only ones we see between towns and villages apart from passing traffic.The drums on the roundabout at the entrance to Gangriga are a recognition of the contribution the Garifuna tribe has made to the area and their brand of music. Ironically the local centre for the drumming music is the next village down the coast at Hopkins which we shall visit later in the journey.This is a takeaway where we wait for our order on the shaded side of the road – restaurant prices are more expensive here than in Mexico and portion sizes are significantly smaller so some economies have to be made. A fish merchant on one of the rivers……..………and another fish merchant on the side of the creek at the end of the road where we stay. The fish are bought from local fishermen and kept in ice covered cool boxes until they’re sold. The wooden block is where the fish are filleted and the always attentive Pelicans are fed the scraps. We have a first floor room with balcony on the beach and have these beautiful sunrises.
A very pleasant breakfast location.We never did find out who the price was right for! The customers or the owners?We took the picture for the old fashioned scales, however, across the road is the Bus Station; you would never know because there is not any sign, although its been there for ten years, and the buses enter/exit at the rear of the building.A typical Belizean lady going about her business.Another sunrise we enjoyed whilst we recovered from our first week’s travelling and sightseeing.
Mexico and Belize 