--UnBelizeable!--

Sorry, I had to do it. The above is the current tourist slogan for Belize. Whatever overpriced ad agency thought of that should be shot!

Went snorking yesterday. It was cool, saw lots of colourful fish and stuff.

Caye Caulker is nice, although the Rasta-man (my term) mentality is getting on my nerves. This is one place where being a woman with dreadlocks can cause unwanted hassle.

Sample encounters as a walk down the street:

Random Rasta-man lounging by the side of the road: Hey Rasta!

Me: (various responses including: ignoring them, "Hey man!", nods and, Belizean style one finger waving - like your grandma used to do when you ate too much chocolate cake.)

What ever the response:

Rasta: Come over and talk to me/Lets get together woman!

Me: (various expression of the negative)

Rasta: then you ain't no Rasta baby! (did I ever say I was?) If you a rasta then we gotta do it three times a day... etc. etc.

Repeat above conversation every 10 metres or so.

It's always just talk, but can put a damper on relaxed enjoyment of the day.

I'm off to eat some lunch now.

Cheers

bec - the non-rasta woman