Had the best day today! Got up early to go on the trip to the caves - Actun Tunichil Muknal (ATM) which is about 45 minute offroad drive away from San Ignacio. There were 7 people in my group, all americans from california and San fransisco - and all lovely .We parked up literally at the edge of the jungle and then did a 45 minute HIKE through the jungle and across 3 rivers to the caves entrance. We then had to swim into the cave through the entrance, was great...

got up unbelievably early thid morning - 7am, and caught the chicken bus back to Belize city - 2hrs, then caught the connecting bus to San Ignacio - 3hrs, which is just by the Guatemalan border. Arrived here about 12pm ish and checked into a much more modest hotel, but hey it has a bed. i've just booked on to do a tour of Actun Tunichil Muknal cave tomorrow, its one of the most recent cave systems to be discovered. very excited as you have to trek for 45 mins t...