Apart from the excitement of the Mayan site which was truly impressive, we passed over the Mopal River several times on our journey through some attractive countryside on the three hour journey to Caracol from San Ignacio. The roads were atrocious but we met some interesting and attractive wildlife on the journey.
We had to travel very slowly and hence we saw two tarantulas on the road and the guide in the car ahead stopped and picked one up. Apparently, brave guides do this frequently!
Whilst we were at Caracol we saw several butterflies on the flowers in the garden area.
I was thinking how brave you were to pick up the tarantula Bernard, but it turns out to be the guide. Very wise of you to steer clear. My first reaction was Eeugh! but once you get past the fact that it is a Spider it's actually quite pretty.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see that you are making the most of your time in Belize at the weekends. I can assure all the people who supported you that you are both also doing some great work during the week.
Lucy CWW