Hello (again) from India

Ah yes, it's almost like I never left. The musical sounds of autorickshaws honking still fills the air.

Photos to come shortly...

Scenes from Blue Creek

Some scenes from around Blue Creek.

In a barrel

Posing in front of the village cornmill

Walking a bike

Roaring down the path

Beware of Falling Iguanas

Meet my village host/guide in Blue Creek, Fidel.


While in Blue Creek, Fidel took me up the river to go iguana spotting. Apparently when iguanas get startled, they dive-bomb from the trees above into the river. Nothing like having a 6 foot lizard that weighs ~25 lbs. give or take coming straight for your head. It actually sounds like a village practical joke- wait for someone to come walking by, shake a tree a little bit and they'll be sporting an iguana hat, hah!

So Fidel actually brought along a snorkling mask to spot the iguanas in the water. I don't think I've seen someone move so silently in the water and be able to hold their breath as long as he was able to.

Unbelievably enough, he found AND caught one under water. Definitely a sign of a good guide.

Even harder to believe, iguanas are vegetarians! With talons like these, are you kidding me?


Playing dead after being released.

So next time you're in iguana-country and you hear a crashing sound, don't be startled.

Welcome to Blue Creek

Welcome to Blue Creek, population 232.


While in southern Belize, I ended up staying in some rural Mayan communities through the guesthouse program by the Toledo Ecotourism Association (more about it later). My first stop was the beautiful village of Blue Creek.

Yes, there actually was a gorgeous blue creek running through town. It made for an ideal swimming spot with the hot weather.

Swim (black and white)

The water from the creek came from the Hokeb Ha Cave.


The natural beauty in the southern Belizan rainforest was gorgeous...
Tree buttress

Palms


Even though the town was called Blue Creek, it could also have been called Blue Sky. For some reason, the sky looked quite large.