State of Arrested Decay

Punta Gorda is one of those places that seem to be in a state of "arrested decay," kinda like Bodie, the California ghost town. It definitely gives the place a lot of character. Things are worn but definitely comfortable like an old pair of slippers.

Scenes from Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda is in southern Belize, a short boat ride from the border with Honduras. It lacks a beach, but it was at one point an RnR for British soldiers. It's a sleepy seaport and fishing village where one tends to, well... sleep.


It was also a place where it was more fun to take photos of the "stuff" around town.
Fishing boats with holes

Casually strolling along the airport strip

Hanging plants


This house cracked me up, have to wonder if stone ducks are the equivalent of garden gnomes or water gutter gargoyles for Punta Gorda. Someone has an obsession...