Astra and her friends like to sit at "the gay beach," specifically at a spot they designate as being close to "The Tranny Fortress" (which is the "rainbow-fenced" area you see to the left in this photo).
I found a beach-side restaurant near the airport and had some lunch, then walked around looking for a room. Found a place on the beach for $80 USD a night which was more than I wanted to spend.
This sign is another example of something I found really charming about Belize. They're an English colony and English is the official language, but a lot of the signs there phonetically spell out the local pronunciations of words! SO GOOD!
Future me: "This place is totally different now! I remember what it was like back in the day when the sidewalk was only 20" wide. Before this 28" super-highway was installed! Pssssh."
On my way to inquire about a diving trip, I followed these two cuties on their morning commute to their beach-front school. This narrow sidewalk is one of the main "roads" in town.
