We started most days with coffee and some reading time in the stateroom. Caroline is queen
before she gets out of bed and I, being her knave, bring her coffee and the newspaper. so she can read and relax. If you want to relax on a cruise ship, you can certainly do that. If you want to be busy, you can do that as well. We opted for some middle ground. On a PHC cruise there is more to do than you can take in, so we pick and choose and have fun.
Belize, for those of you are in our age group, is the former British Honduras. It became independent in the 1970s. It was a very different place. Belize City, where we were taken by tender was the former capital. After a major hurricane in the past, the capital was moved inland and Belize City has suffered from that. It was a bit different. Lots of aggressive people trying to get your business (taxi rides, tours, etc).
At the port area, you could buy prescription drugs of all kinds. And, they looked to be cheap, but who knows where they come from.
A few of the drugs advertised are Viagra, Ambien, Vicodin, Prilosec, Lipitor, and Celebrex.
A couple of days later, Jearlyn Steele captured what made the ambience of Belize so odd. She said the people weren't happy; nobody was smiling. And, it was true. They were poor, but poor doesn't always equate to sadness. I was a odd feeling to walk the streets in Belize.
