I awoke early this morning with a clear head, and after a birthday wish from Nick, we started the day after a brief coffee with a walk south of the Island. Now the holiday season has effectively started, we can certainly notice a change around San Pedro. Many more local people have set up stalls along the beach and main street, and for the first time there do seem to be slightly more tourists around. After two days of rain and no sun, there appears to be the hint of blue sky lurking behind the greyness this morning. I am feeling a little strange, a combination of the date, my hormones and missing contact with Nicole, but the walk starts to take my mind off things.
Back at our apartment, I try yet again to connect and email Nicole but the signal is playing up again. We abandon this in favour of the opportunity of soaking up some sun……..and being the true lizard I am…..I do manage to make myself immoveable on a sun-lounger with a few ice-cold Belikins to assist! How appropriate for a ‘Sun-Worshipper’ to receive the perfect gift of sun for her birthday!
Ambergris Caye seems to consist of a bizarre mix of exclusive resorts, unfinished condominiums, houses for sale and an island of shopkeepers! The North of the Island goes 16 miles from town and is largely quite remote and made up of resort compounds. There is a toll bridge to cross just out of San Pedro, and although only golf carts are allowed to cross the bridge, they are charged at $16, making accessing town from the north by road quite expensive. The two main Island ferries (also known as the bus!) run every half hour from San Pedro up the coast of the Island, as well as offering a private taxi service…..this is most definitely the way to get up and down the Island. Despite having four supermarkets serving the Island, there are so many small locally owned stores we have lost count as we have meandered around the town. There are also a large number of realty agents, restaurants and speciality shops, of which many seem to be owned by Americans who are plundering the tourism economy of Ambergris Caye.
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