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Worldwide with Wee-Cheng #23: Mad Rush Through Honduras, El Salvador & Belize – Honduras, El Salvador, Belize

Late, late, late. WeeCheng is behind schedule, and so he had to rush through Honduras, El Salvador and Belize.

Paget’s Belize Journal #8

September 10: Can You Help the Library?
I will be leaving for a four-month stay in Belize in two weeks. One of the things I want to do in Belize this time is to help
the Dangriga librarian, Mrs. Cornelia Ciego, expand the book
collection at [...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #7

June 30: Leaving Dangriga
I was to leave on Tuesday afternoon about 2:00 and had lots
of things to take care of – finishing up a project at the office,
packing all the hot sauce and belongings, sorting out the tips,
[...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #6

Monday, June 21: Braids, Snakes and Dogs
Well, I’m not sure the Caribbean braids are an unqualified
success. They’re certainly cooler, but I have to be very careful
and wear my hat all the time in order not to get a checkered
[...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #5

Saturday, June 19: Saturday in San Pedro
Gradually sorting out what I’m here to do. Last night I went
to the annual banquet of the Belize Tourism Industry Association
at the grand opening of a convention center facility – banquet,
awards, [...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #43

January 25: The Last Few Days
Well, I’m back home, taking hot showers and goggling at all
the white people. But I have a few more thoughts in me about
Belize. If it’s not as interesting because the dramatic tension
is [...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #42

January 18: Red Bank, Scarlet Macaws, Gray Skies
My last nature trip in Belize was a good one, very strange
and jungly. We (Godfrey the guide, a couple from Las Vegas and
me) started out from Dangriga a little before 6:00 am to drive
[...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #41

January 14: Caye Caulker Again
After my haircut I went walking around the village to see
what I could see. This is a nice little beach town (in the middle
of the ocean), pretty much focused on tourism and water sports.
[...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #40

January 10: Caye Caulker – The Haircut
Well, my trip to Caye Caulker was one of those mixed experiences.
The water taxi from Belize City takes about 45 minutes and it
was threatening to rain and the wind was pretty chilly. But since
[...]

Paget’s Belize Journal #4

Friday, June 18: Flying to San Pedro; Sand Crabs
Here I am in San Pedro (Canon Beach, or maybe Rockaway Beach
at 110 degrees with dreadlocks) and finally got a connection
that seems “normal” in a streetside lab ($16/hr US
to [...]