After such a hectic boat ride to Belize, the contrast couldn´t have been any bigger. Total peace and quiet!! We arrived in Punto Gordo, a little sleepy town in Southern Belize. It gave us the giggles how relaxed everybody was, especially when the only worry for the guy at customs was, if Mark had any ´profane´ material with him, (it took him a while to understand that it was X rated magazines he was enquiring about). Once walking out of the immigration "shack" locals were sitting at the side of the street, welcoming and stating how happy they were that we came to Belize, like long lost friends. In the beginning admittantly a little bit intimidating. Those cool, relaxed looking guys, always ready with an answer (making you feel like a proper geek!) and chatting their
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