I thought I’d get one more blog out before we head off into the wild blue yonder this morning, first by TropicAir’s puddle hopper to Belize City, thence on to a larger plane back to the states. One of the things that strikes most travelers when heading to the tropics is the flora — all […]

Hey, it’s Island Time, mon! Arnie and I have been doing a lot of walking on this charming Belizian Caye. For those new to this blog, Caye Caulker is about eight miles off the avoidable Belize City. Populated by a combination of Mayan, Creole, Garifuna, ex-Pat, and Caribbean people, it is a great place to […]

This was our trip up into the Mayan mountains to visit some remote villages. A number of our participants wanted to buy some of the habanero sauce to take home, so in the first village, we stopped at the store to see if they had some.

A mother and one of her daughters were tending the store, and I was struck by the light on their faces as they watched our group through the open door.

The remote villages are indeed remote. Bumpy dirt roads are the only access, and that is a huge improvement over the tracks that preceeded them. The former government was really supportive o the outlying villages, and because it is too expensive to run electric lines into them, they gave them solar panels. Now they have light, so the children can do their homework at night…