Travel. Belize. Humour.
Travel Diaries — The Ridiculous Ups and Downs of a Day in San Pedro, Belize
Our first day on a Caribbean Island with a laugh around every corner!
Morning
San Pedro was our first stop in Belize and was a breath of fresh air, it felt as if we had left Central America and jetted off to the Caribbean. (Belize is often considered a Caribbean country in Central America, it is completely different to surrounding Mexico and Guatemala)
Palm trees lined the promenade to our hostel, the waters lapped crystal clear and vivid turquoise, and jovial women laughed and jostled to sell their wares in English with a Jamaican-esque twang.
Within minutes of our first outing, the heavens opened, and we were drenched within seconds, right through my supposedly waterproof jacket. But as quickly as it came, it went. The sun blared pretending as if nothing happened. We had to turn on our heels to change clothes and people were looking at us with wide eyes as if also pretending that the rain had never happened. They looked at us as if instead; we were victims to a rogue hooligan dumping a bucket of water over our heads.
Luckily we were able to drown our sorrows in the best chocolate milkshake we’ve ever…
