Since all of our group arrived early, we invited them to join us on our final days of scouting. Everyone said, “YES,” so we took them to a different river from the one we had visited the day before, with kids swimming and women doing laundry.

It was lightly raining, the hills enshrouded in mist. We passed fields of corn, orange groves, villages …

We were warmly welcomed at the Lodge after our fun boat ride in. The cabana in which we are staying is perfect. We have lots of room, a veranda with two hammocks, a settee, and a chair, all overlooking the river that flows several yards below. At night, the howler monkeys didn’t actually howl. The sound they made was more like a Manatee breathing, and for those of you who don’t know that sound, somewhat like a horse when it breaths out.

For our first excursion scouting, we went out to some Mayan ruins. Old tablets had been excavated, and we were fascinated with them. You’ll be seeing a lot more when we post our galleries, both from our student and from Arnie and me.

After another lovely day on Caye Caulker finished off by some Belizian rum and grilled lobster, shrimp, and Red Snapper, we packed up for a morning departure to Punta Gorda.

We started off with the water taxi over to Belize City, then a short land-taxi drive over to the municipal airport.

For our flight, we had an Australian Gippsland Airvan, a little six-seater. I got to sit up in the co-pilot’s seat, one of my favorite locations.