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| Our friends from Indiana arrived for a visit to Belize, so we picked them up at the airport and headed to Altun Ha so they could see a Mayan ruin. Eric took the picture, so here is Brian, Cara, Steve (the owner of the diner), JoEllen, Erin and Jessica. |
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| Altun Ha was occupied from around 900 B.C. to 1000 A.D. |
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| Structure B-4 Temple of Sun God |
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| Climbing the Temple of Sun God |
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| Eric waited at the bottom until everyone got up to the top so he could take a picture. |
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| Hahaha - our group is the five people on the right, but the lady in black pants, white shirt and hat decided to wave for our picture too, apparently. |
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| Panorama from the top of the Temple of Sun God |
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| One of many times we saw Brian in the role of "Photographer Dad" |
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| There were a few busloads of tourists there when we first arrived, but after a bit we pretty much had the place to ourselves. |
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| Inside the interpretive center is a nice aerial photo of the ruins. |
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| Pretty flowers outside the interpretive center... |
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| We had a quick bite at one of the restaurants by Altun Ha. |
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| Brian bought coconut water and sugarcane from this guy. The coconut water was a hit - the sugarcane, not so much. Here the guy is demonstrating how he makes a tool to keep the mosquitoes away. |
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| On our way to the ferry to Caye Caulker we saw a boat being trailered, but what was the guy on to boat really supposed to be doing? Holding something in place? Evening out the weight? (Because the boat was at a slight slant the other way...) |
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| Just hitching a ride, I guess. Or maybe there just wasn't room for him in the truck. |
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| We caught the ferry to Caye Caulker, checked into our hotel, then wandered over to Wish Willy's Grill for dinner. It's a favorite of ours - great vibe, delicious food, and friendly people. (Someone happened to be having their 50th birthday party there also, thus all the "50" banners.) After dinner we wandered around a little bit, but we all still went to bed early. |
