Day 2--Chakka Airboat Ride

Hi all,

Don’t you just hate when your phone dies in the middle of an email and you lose everything you have written.  Me too!

Now I have to try to reconstruct what I said. But first, let me tell you that my wonderful and clever cousin and blog master, Susan Schuyler Walker, has created a new blog for this trip. http://canadiansinbelize.blogspot.com/You may prefer to follow this - esp. if you are seeing my pictures upside down and backwards, as some have told me.

Yesterday we hired a cab to take us to Chakka Airboat Rides in a mangrove lagoon.  Purpose - to see and take photos of herons and the like.We had a very good, very fast and very loud ride.  Giant ear protectors in place, and hair flying back made for one of the least flattering photos of me that Rob has ever taken so you will NEVER see it!


We failed to see, let alone photograph many birds because our driver did not slow down when a bird was spotted.  He just pointed to the bird and then to the picture on a laminated sheet as we shot past.  Very loud engine meant no discussion of sighting. Sigh...


When we got back to the hotel, we decided to walk to our street of little shops to get more water.  Just past the water store, we smelled an unmistakable wonderful smell - BAKERY - Inside, there were buns and ready-made hotdoggy sandwiches.  Rob and I chose a corn bun and a cream-filled to take home for lunch.


A little further on was a vegetable stand, so we added a tray of cut-up veggies and fruits to go with our buns.  A delicious, inexpensive lunch.



After a nap (Rob) and a brisk walk along the sea wall, we settled on the Calypso open-air restaurant again for a  fish dinner.  Grouper and a baked potato.


We arranged for our driver to take us to Crooked Tree Bird Sanctuary the next morning at 7.
Hansi


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  1. Anne (Tripe) CrossmanJanuary 27, 2018 at 2:44 AM

    Yay! Looks fascinating and hot. I have been telling friends (and anybody who will listen) that my relatives and friends are ALL OVER the place this year. Belize, Ho Chi Min City (Holly), Peru, Botswana, Antarctica and at least 4 folks in Florida.

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