"If you have any notion of where you are going, you will never get anywhere." - John Miro
We woke up in Corozal Town at 8:30 ready to get out and see what the town had to offer. First we got some breakfast at the local market. Bananas, oranges, and chicken taquitos. YUM! Then off to our first Mayan Ruin of the trip, Santa Rita. It was small but old. We were looking for a way to make our own meals so we went to a tortilla factory. It was a small little building which badly needed air conditioning. We bought two pounds of tortillas and went on our way. I scream. You scream. We all scream for ICE CREAM! Even with all the yelling we were able to enjoy our ice cream cones. Then back to the hostel to rest. We sat down in some chairs, satisfied with all we saw that day and talked about how we had pretty much done all we needed to do in Corozal Town. Bren looked at his watch and realized it was only 11:15 am. So we read and played games the rest of the day.
Needless to say, we were ready to move on the next morning, so we jumped on a bus back to Belize City only to catch another bus heading South to Dangringa a larger beach town that is home to the Garifuna Caribbean culture. We stayed one night and wandered the town for more cheap eats from side street venders. We ended up with the standard fried panades and were invited to hear some drumming later on at a bar down the street. When we went out at 9:00 the bar was closed and the streets were pretty quiet so we headed back to get some sleep and be ready for another day of travel... to Hopkins. The bus left at around 10:00 the next morning and we arrived in Hopkins around 1:00.
We stepped off the bus and followed the brightly colored signs for Kismet Inn and Eatery about 15 minutes down the road. The bright blue hostel is run by Trish, the crazy hippie lady as she calls herself and her boyfriend Elvis. This is the most eclectic and fun place we have encountered. The rooms are full of fun paintings done by Trish herself and lots of cool beachy artifacts. Trish was introducing Bren to Elvis when she called Kate 'Bren's Women'. Bren told her that they were not a couple and that he actually had a girlfriend back in Washington. Trish replied, "oh a girl in every country". Bren decided that at this point it was not worth the effort.
There are a wide variety of chickens that wander around the grounds and at least 4 dogs that call this place home as well. Bren and Kate have adopted BB King a black lab as their newest friend. He and two other pups accompanied them on their canoe journey. They rented a canoe from Trish and paddled down the ocean and then into a winding river and a maze of mangrove trees leading out to a huge crocodile and manatee filled lagoon. Although they didn't spot any manatees there were several jellyfish and lots of cool birds to be seen. An hour and a half later they and all three dogs made it back in one piece but they had worked up quite the appetite after all that paddling. Next stop, Driftwood pizzeria on the beach. They enjoyed a pineapple cheese pizza and tossed around a frisbee on the beach. Refueled and ready to go, Bren and Kate hopped on the bikes and headed back into town in search of a bakery and some other items for our next adventure.
Hasta Luego,
Bren'n'Kate
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