Where do I begin to try to write about the last 2 weeks? We have lived in the garage and tried to be calm and patient as the very nice people seem to have a rather 'mañana ' attitude . The part was 3 days later than scheduled and then the accompanying bits didn't come fri as promised or even sat but not until Tuesday evening. We have been on a roller coaster of emotion and it is only today that I can write without being too despairing as there is light at the en...

Looking back I seem to have completely missed our stay in crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary in Belize . This cannot be allowed as it was such an amazing place. Situated 10 km along a dirt road it is a series of wetlands that harbour 1000s of birds from water birds to huge storks called jabiru. We spent hours with the camera catching colourful birds big and small. We camped by the water of a lagoon and it was fantastic to watch the herons and pelicans and lots and ...

We entered mexico last Monday without too much hassle. We have had to travel quite a long distance from the border at Chetumal as we have driven around the edge of Guatemala. To begin with the scenery was flat and quite uninteresting. It wasn't until we got to San Cristobal de las Casas and we were in the mountains that it improved. However the downside was the temperature which dropped mightily and we even had frost one night. Since then we have pushed on and vi...