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After a leisurely stroll around the streets bordering the bay and a visit to the internet cafe, we got on the road in the late morning. Belize is such a small country that it doesn't take very long to get anywhere, so about half way to Orange Walk Town, we stopped in a small village to have lunch. We turned down a side street and parked next to the town square. And immediately became the main attraction. Small children crowded around trying to see inside and the adults all came out of their houses. We figured we were the most interesting thing to happen all week.
Week One - Belize
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March 1, 2005
After a leisurely stroll around the streets bordering the bay and a visit to the internet cafe, we got on the road in the late morning. Belize is such a small country that it doesn't take very long to get anywhere, so about half way to Orange Walk Town, we stopped in a small village to have lunch. We turned down a side street and parked next to the town square. And immediately became the main attraction. Small children crowded around trying to see inside and the adults all came out of their houses. We figured we were the most interesting thing to happen all week.
After lunch we continued on toward Orange Walk and took the newly constructed by-pass around town. On the bypass we encountered many sugar cane trucks hauling Belize's main industry. We passed a sugar cane processing plant with what looked like a hundred trucks waiting to be admitted. Just around the corner we passed a barn that appeared to have four roofs, one above the other - pagoda style. We later learned that this was a rum distillery. Rum is also made from sugar cane.
Continuing on we came to the Tower Hill bridge where we stopped at Reyes and Sons to check on tours to the Lamanai Ruins the next day. Securing a spot for the next morning, we continued our exploring. We decided to drive to the village of Progresso which is on a large lagoon. The road was 16 miles of hard-packed clay and very bumpy. In places where the clay was broken up, it was inches deep dust. By the time we reached Progresso we were covered in fine powder.
After visiting the beautiful lagoon, we continued down the road to a ferry across the river. The ferry wasn't on the map, nor was the road to get to it, so we were taking the word of the locals (who would know better anyway). Arriving at the river, we found there was in fact a ferry and it was made from an old barge, held 4-5 cars and is hand cranked.
It was a fun experience
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