Got up late and had breakfast, manage to upset the local cook as we were so late for breakfast. We set off to the nearby town to the market as suggested by a guy in the resort. The market was filled with lots of bustling people and there were food stalls full of fresh vegetables, spices and fruits.

We grabbed lunch back at the Log Cab Inns – the local cook was a little grumpy as she was busy but after a very slow service, some chit chat and a little nice tip – she was very nice.

We went to some Maya ruins called Xunantunich (pronounced as Shoo-nahn-too-neech) after lunch and crossed the Mopan river in a hand-cranked car ferry platform which, was controlled by a man winding a wheel to move the raft platform across the river. Saw some large iguanas (about 3ft long) which were impressive.

The Maya ruins were impressive as you could climb on the main Castello (castle) building and 360 degrees around you and in to Guatemala. Lots of armed police around which was a bit odd as there were only about 5 tourists, turns out that on a regular basis, the friendly locals in Guatemala pop across border into Belize (about 900 meters to the Maya Ruins) rob all the tourists and then head back. Understandably, the tourist friendly Belizian’s aren’t keen on this happening so stick a pile of police with automatic weapons there to assist….it’s worked we were told.

Went back to the cabin resort and chilled out by the pool. There was a large group of nutrition students from University of Florida staying for a nutrition survey course. It was Karaoke night and the students decided to sing while we were having dinner, as you can imagine it was not exactly your quiet meal we had hoped.