You Better Belize It

Wow, the last few days have been full of adventure! We made it to San Ignacio in time for the big Saturday market that gets hosted every week.  People from all over the area come to sell their fresh fruits and vegetables, chicken, clothes, jewelry and whatever else they have to sell.  We saw some of the biggest carrots of our lives there.  We also bought two whole chickens and made supper back at the hostel we were staying at.  We cut up the chicken with three cool guys from B.C and had a big supper together.  It was a first time for everybody(cutting up a whole chicken)and I would have been more grossed out if those guys hadn't been making it so much fun.  The next day Britt and I went to Iguana Park with a guy from the U.S.A named Ben.  We saw some HUGE iguanas that were bright orange and striped and also some little green and black ones.  We started talking to one of the locals named Douglas and he ended up taking us on a really cool canoe ride up and down the river.  Then he took us to meet up with his family/community and we went IGUANA HUNTING! It was crazy.  They brought slingshots with them and we met some of their friends with a shotgun and they shot them out of the trees.  One fell into the water about a foot from my head and the guy I was in the boat with jumped right out like a dolphin and fished it out of the water.  Then they brought us back to their farm where we picked fresh oranges off their trees, and played soccer in their big open field with about twelve of us.  Man, those Belizeans have quick feet. There were cows, kittens, puppies, pigs, roosters and chickens all around us in the field. We tried our best to avoid the cow pies. We saw some HUGE pigs, about 350 pounds. Afterwards they chopped up the iguana and made this delicious iguana stew with lots of seasonings.  They also cooked up the iguana eggs.  Britt and I tried both, and man that was an experience. There's a first time for everything right! It was a crazy day, and we've had so much fun in Belize.  The people have been so great and the weather has been beautiful. We're sad to leave but it's time to see Guatemala.

Crazy Canadians

Iguana Stew