Sunday Drives

After services on Sunday we enjoy taking family drives. We try not to drive too many miles since gas is running about $5.40 per gallon (yes, in USD! :-O) Normally we try and limit our longer drives to the weekend although permit and immigration takes us to Belmopan frequently also. Gas is just an expense here.. definitely at least twice the cost of housing.

On this drive we enjoyed seeing the colorful homes in this village

A crop of beans.. this field stretched for hundreds of acres..

Such a beautiful area!

Can you see the Wish Willy lizard in this photo?

 

The famous Hawksworth bridge is a one lane suspension bridge in San Ignacio, Belize. Built in 1949 and imported from Middlesbrough, England,  it crosses the Macal River linking San Ignacio to its sister-town Santa Elena. It is currently the only drivable suspension bridge in Belize

 

The river is still pretty muddy after an unusual 6 months of constant rain. We arrived just in time. It has been warm and is raining less and less.. and drying out! In a month or so this water will most likely be crystal clear.

San Ignatio low lying bridge.. across the bridge and up the hill on the left is where the Saturday market is held. The bridge links Santa Elena and San Ignatio, just down from the suspension bridge. They are both only one way bridges.

Many little home based stores sell cold cokes.. mmmm.. tastes so yummy on a hot day!

San Ignatio

Santa Elena

We never get tired of just looking out the window while daddy drives us places..

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