Hi Lads and ladettes!

We have finally made it to Belize, been here 2 weeks already, temp 36C, warm caribbean sea, ice cold beer, infact life doesn't get any better. It was a right mission getting here though, flew to Mexico City via Phoenix, on route we managed to scare ourselves silly about all the horror stories Mexico City is known for, to the degree that once there we decided against finding the hotel we were booked into for the night and headed straight for the bus station to get the f**k out of there. Even that wasn't as easy as it sounds, in a city full of crazy Mexicans without knowing a word of Spanish, but suffice to say we got there, amazingly in one piece after experiencing some of the craziest driving ever. We boarded a bus to the Mexico/Belize border, a 19hr journey, but thankfully there was air-conditioning and no chickens for company!

Befriended a half american, half mexican who lives in Belize who offers to give us a lift across the border, the nationality mix should of been a give away, he was far from Legit, but eventually after a run in with immigration (him not us) we got across the border.

Stopped in a village in Northern Belize for a couple of days before flying over to one of the islands in the caribbean sea. Flying sounds a bit grand as it was basically a 6 seater 'airfix' model plane, bit of a bumpy ride and i witnessed for the first time a sick bag being put to use, much to the amusement of the two rasta's in the back, poor AL!

And that's where we have been since, fleeting between islands (by water taxi not plane!), snorkeling, parasailing, canoeing, drinking plenty of Belikin beer and getting a tan.

Seen so much wildlife here, the beach cabin we were staying in we shared with 3 x foot long lizards/iguanas? (we fed them water daily and named them Lenny, Luke and Lucy), we've seen the beach come alive with huge crabs in the evening and y'day on a boat trip we got to see some manatees, they swam right up to us, such gentle mammals, i even managed to touch one. The best so far has to be swimming with the southern rays and nurse sharks, the water was absolutely full of them, brushing right past us, excellent experience.

We head back to the mainland at the weekend in search for mayan ruins and a bit of jungle action.

Again, sorry for the group e-mail, it's just so expensive here.

Hope your all well.

Take Care,

LCB