Today we are in Belize, formerly British Honduras, on the eastern side of Central America. It is quite small at 9,000 square miles. It boasts the second longest barrier reef in the world at 190 miles. The sea is too shallow to dock there because of the reef so we are at anchor and taken ashore by Belizean tenders. They are much faster than the lifeboats we usually use.

We went to Altun Ha, a Mayan trading and ceremonial site where the Maya first settled in 250BC. It is surrounded by jungle and has been heavily excavated to reveal several impressive temples and tombs.