Rainy season, we've discovered, does what it says it does! Not that it bothers us, the odd tropical shower, as we watch puddles forming in the sand from the cover of our porch. When it's not raining, we head out to explore the little village or go sit in the sea to cool off. Anu loves the water which probably reminds her of the bath, as it's so warm. We met a Mexican girl and her son who let Anu play with his inflatable boat, the type with holes for baby's legs ...

I'm dizzy with the heat, lack of sleep and the colour of our new surroundings! Up at 2.45 am, yes ... 2.45 am, to get to the airport for a flight to Miami and then rushing to catch our connecting flight to Belize. All went well, despite the zombie-like state we were in, having stayed up later than planned at Gerry's chatting to him, Norah and Euan, Cathy and Rob. Great craic! When we arrived in Belize, we discovered that our bags hadn't! But we were told they w...