Xunantunich, Belize

Howler monkey

Today was a beautiful, sunny day. Thirsty, I bought some coconut water from a street vender. She handed me a straw and a plastic baggy filled with coconut water, which cracked me up. Then we caught the local bus to the mayan ruins of Xunantunich. The highest ruin there had a beautiful view of forests as far as I could see on one side, and on the other side you could see a few towns amidst the trees. I ended up running into a guy I knew from the dorms at UCSB, just proving how small this world is. We heard loud screeching noises that were reminiscent of sounds in the movie Jurassic park that we brushed off as machinery. We realized later that there were howler monkeys in the trees. The highlight of my day was definitely staring up at the monkeys. For dinner tonight we went to a local restaurant that had a thanksgiving special with mashed potatoes, turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. Not the same as being home with family but as close as we could get!

Drinking coconut water!