Would make Zack a dull boy. Holy Cross School isn't open on the weekends, so Zack and I were able to enjoy island life for 48 hours.
San Pedro is a tourist destination, and a working, living town for Belizean families. When you come, you're enjoying life as a tourist as people around you carry on with their daily lives, and routine. You get a real sense of place from this. An authenticity from the people you encounter.
There's no large corperate development on San Pedro. The hotels are small, local run Inns. There are condo's, some getting quite luxuious, but again locally owned. The restaurants are family owned, and run the gamut from island fare, which is barbequed chicken or fish with rice and beans and coleslaw, and El Salvadorian, Mexican, even Lebanese food.
Groceries are easy to buy, so you're able to cook in your condo. Anything made in Belize, and local, fresh produce, are fairly inexpensive, imported items are pricey. We've learned to buy a local lady's tortilla chips and salsa, instead of an American brand. You do so first out of financial necessity, and the second, third, fourth.... time because, well, they're just delicious.
Snorkeling and diving are the big attraction here, and we were able to go out yesterday for a few hours. We visited a marine park called Hol Chan which is filled with coral and sea life. Our second stop was Shark Alley, which is an area that attracts Nurse Sharks. There were alot of them. It was rough water....I have lots of photos of them from the boat.
This place gets to you.It took no time to fall into the easy rythym of life. We know the cashew man, keep saying no thanks, the cigar man, still saying no thanks, the cute little girls selling peanuts, have lots of those now!
We've enjoyed our weekend, and feel ready for whatever Holy Cross has in store for us this week
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