Placencia, Belize

From Flores to Belize it was about a 10 hour day trip. We took public transportation, which made things longer but we didn't encounter many problems.

We ended up staying at “Sea Spray Hotel” located on the beach in Placencia. The town of Placencia was small and there were not many shops or stores. The locals spoke broken English and a little Spanish. The broken English sounded like gibberish and I couldn't understand a word of it.

We spent most of our time on the beach, soaking up the sun, reading and swimming in the Caribbean Sea.

We were able to go snorkeling, which was a first for me. We took a boat out to Laughing Bird Caye (“Key”), a small island, where we were able to snorkel from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. With the mixture of crystal clear water, white sand, and palm trees, I knew we were in paradise.