From touristville to slumsville in a short days ride
12/13/16 Hopkins, Belize to Punta Gordo, Belize 154.6 Kilometers ridden. The plan was simple. We would get up early and make a ride for Punta Gordo where we could spend the day looking at the southern portions of Belize and take some photos of the sea. Aaron and I had decided to ride together as Ed had already come from the south and would be doing his own thing. Like all plans, it went to hell right away. When it was time to get up the sound of rain pounding the small cabins roof was overwhelming. The dusty wooden shutters could do nothing to stop the water from reaching the sill and even dripping into the room. With a choice between an on time, but soaked, departure or sleeping in, sleep won. A cold shower, while a little better than a wet ride, is not the ideal way to start my waking day. A delicious hot breakfast would have been a perfect pick up to break from the dreary grey day, but stale from the package lemon cream cookies and a few peanuts was all I...