Arrival

March 18, 2010.  We arrived in Belize City yesterday in two groups. The first group came in at 11 a.m. (1 p.m. Wilmington time).  The other group arrived at 1:25 p.m.  Dennis took the first group on to San Pedro at 12:30 p.m.  I waited for the other group and we took off for San Pedro at 2:30 p.m.  Jeanne Hennessey co-piloted our small (very small) plane.  We made one stop on an airstrip that is shorter than the road in front of WSE.  As we made our way to San Pedro we saw several islands no larger than an acre or so with houses and boat slips lining a beautiful lagoon.  I kept wondering what they do in a storm?  Tess said the houses had to be on stilts.

Everyone was tired and went to bed early.  However, a few students went to the Wednesday night chicken drop on the beach.  You buy a number, 1-100, for $1.  Then somebody grabs a live chicken, turns him around and around, upsided, blows air in his butt, sets him free to run around on a mat with numbers 1-100, where it poops, wins. They were too late to buy tickets but we all want to go back next week.

We will start our tour of San Padro soon.  More later.