We’ve been in San Ignacio for the past 2 days without Internet so this entry is a little late.  On Tuesday morning, we left our condo to find a wet ground and big clouds in the sky.  We even had a 3-second rain shower as we waited on the dock.  We left Caye Caulker by water taxi and got picked up in Belize City by a nice guy names Alexi.   It’s nice to have a driver waiting for you so that you don’t have to bother with all the guys waiting at the dock asking if you needed a ride.

On our way to San Ignacio, we made a stop at the Belize Zoo to check out some of the native animals of Belize.   I think we were the only visitors there that day, which made for a quick but pleasant visit.  I saw a tapir, the country’s national animal, and some other animals like the grey fox and a black jaguar.  We were also greeted by a family of coatimundi (pictured above) that reminded me of larger meerkats.  The next stop was a little roadside café called Amigos.  They had a very Americanized menu but I had the tacos, beans, and rice while Jes had the enchiladas.  Both were pretty good.

Once we arrived in San Ignacio, we were greeted by the front desk staff and served complimentary rum punch as we took a quick tour of the facility.  It’s a nice hotel that is definitely a step up from the smaller guesthouses down the hill in the town.  We decided that Tuesday would be a rest day so we took a short walk down into town to buy some bug spray.  The town is very small and a little sketchy.  It’s pretty safe during the day but definitely wouldn’t walk around at night by myself down there.  Tuesday was stifling hot and humid so we decided not to stay out too long.  Jes’ sunburn was not making the heat any more bearable that day either.

We had a nice dinner at the hotel restaurant that serves beef from their very own cattle farm.  It was decent but we had way too much food and we were so hot and tired that we didn’t have as big of an appetite.  We decided to cool off in our air-conditioned room for an hour before venturing back out for dessert.  We ended up at the hotel bar where it was surprisingly comfortable with cozy couches, a soccer game playing, and A/C!!  So, we enjoyed some drinks and a lemon meringue pie to finish off the night.