Second day in Belize! After a sleepless Monday night and two, thankfully, uneventful flights, we landed in Belize City, Belize. We opted to save some money by not taking a taxi from the airport to the main town and took a local bus instead. The only catch is that we had to hike a mile and a half to the main road. Totally worth it. Not only did we save twenty dollars each, we jumped right into the local culture. Of course, we stuck out like sore thumbs but everyone was very polite and helpful. Once we got into town we realized that the bus had taken us near the "shady" side of town and it had just gotten dark. We weren't too worried as there were plenty of police around. Also, as soon as I made a comment that I wasn't sure where we were headed, a local military guy walked us almost all the way to the guest house we stayed in for the night. We tipped him a few bucks for being a good guide. We checked into a place called Smokin' Balam and headed out to eat dinner. We ended up at a place recommended by our host called Nerie's. Chicken, rice, and beans. Five bucks. Not bad. That night something happened that I thought wouldn't happen during this whole trip. I got cold! I thought it would be hot the entire time we were here but it cooled off last night and we actually pulled out extra linens. Tonight is looking to be about the same. Today, after a breakfast of a couple quick croissants, we hopped a water taxi to Caye Caulker(Caye pronounced Kay). After lugging our backpacks down and up the Island for an hour, we finally found a cheap place that had a vacancy. We jumped on it for twenty US dollars a night. The room is ten by ten feet with a fan, a light, and a shared bathroom. Pretty standard if you're in Southeast Asia. Not so standard here. It's called Tropical Oasis for anyone looking it up on a map or heading this way. After settling in we went to the lazy lizard for some rum punch and curry chicken. So good! after a quick dip in the warm, emerald green water of the Caribbean Sea, we came back to our room for a cold(no hot water) shower and are now heading out to dinner. Tomorrow, we have a snorkel tour planned. Shark/ Ray alley is on the list as well as a couple of reefs. Ciao!