Our Cruise finished with an excursion of Belize.
My sister, Jo Ann and I tour a river boat ride through part of the rain forest terrain to a little village in Belize. The local natives were pleasant and helpful in our exploration. We saw iguanas, crocodiles, monkeys, and bats. It was tranquil and inspiring.
Our guide Gus was Mayan himself. Gus informed us of the living conditions of his people. Belize enforces the rule of all children going to school. They have about a 95% literacy rate. Children go off to college in other countries. The children are multilingual, speaking Mexican, English, and their native language Mayan. While it might be termed a brain drain on the country, they have many come home with something to offer as contributing citizens. There are also many who come to Belize to live. Belize seems to be a multicultural country and are proud to be many colors of people. You can't tell a native by the color of their skin. They range from very light to dark but are all Belizian first. The children were well mannered and very impressive. Was it a beautiful exciting experience? As they say in Belize, "you better belize it!"
The protected area of the ancient village of Alta Ha was spiritual and awesome. It consisted of several monuments and buildings in a spatial design creating 2 quadrantal court areas. It is located inland from the Belize coast.
I got to climb the excavated monument of Alta Ha. The burial sites were untouched while the living areas gave an enlightened view of the living habits of the ancients.Last day of the cruise, Hurricane Katrina paralleled us as we headed north to the states. We caught some rain and saw thunder storms to the east of us.
We docked at Galveston about the time Hurrican Katrina came inland, so all ships on course to Florida and Louisiana docked at Galveston, too. It was a busy day Sunday.
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