The flight to San Salvador left on time. Matt and Colleen slept really well, Melanie and Steve slept off and on. After a predictable in-flight breakfast, we landed on time in San Salvador. We had just enough time to catch our collective breath, and our plane for Belize took off. A short hop later, and we arrived at the Belize City airport, collected our gear, cleared customs, paid our $1.50 security tax, and boarded a tiny plane for San Pedro. Colleen had a brief seatbelt malfunction, but Steve helped her work that out, and we arrived in San Pedro about 15 minutes later, at the smallest airport any of us had ever experienced: an airstrip, a small office, and a covered deck for a passenger waiting room.

We caught a cab to the hotel, The Spindrift, which is right on the water on the eastern shore of Ambergris Cay. We checked in to two rather funky but functional rooms. Bottom line: the air

conditioners worked!

Lunch was down the street at the Fresh Mango restaurant, right on the beach. Lovely!
We spent a heavenly afternoon napping and relaxing on the deck

outside our rooms.

When it was nearly dark, we walked to Fido’s Italian Restaurant down the street. The dining room is open onto the beach, with a thatched roof. We drank rum punch and had a delicious dinner, then walked back along the beach to our hotel. Life is good.