From San Ignacio we drove/floated along the country's only highway, currently being used as a fishing area, to Dangriga. It was a nasty little place so we got out of there quick and went south to Placencia. There was very little to do there as it is essentially just a village on the beach - there aren't even any roads! We basically just wandered around and looked at all the knock off merchandice on offer. Inspecting some 'Nike' hats, realistically priced at $2.50...

It was so amazing to get to Belize because they speak ENGLISH, not any kind of English either, but of 'da Carribean mon'. Needless to say many awful 'beeeer-can' impressions ensued. Anyhow, we'd heard about some caves around the area containing Mayan pottery and possible sacrificial human remains, and morbid fascination lured us in. Sadly, Belize was hit by massive floods which caused problems for thousands of people, and affected most of the roads (luckily the b...