We had a private van transfer from Flores to the Guatemala - Belize boarder which was on and off dirt road. The crossing was very relaxed and didn't take much time at all, which was a pleasant surprise considering it was raining. We picked up a new van on the Belize side of the boarder and headed for San Ignacio. When we arrived in San Ignacio it was raining quite heavily which made it tricky to get to our rooms without getting our bags wet. We checked in and then had our orientation tour of San Ignacio in the rain. After the orientation tour we had a drink at one of the bars before a rundown of the tour options for the next day and dinner with the group.
We decided on the Caracol tour along with Jo, Chris and Sharon. It involved a 3 hour drive on dirt road to the site that was quite an adventure in itself because of the rain. We had a very good guide and were lucky with the weather as every time we had the chance to climb the ruins it stopped raining. Not only were the ruins spectacular we also saw toucans, tiny bats and a scorpion. There were also pieces of broken pottery and stone tools scattered around the sight. Once we finished the tour of Caracol the rain didn't let up. We also stopped at Rio Frio cave and Rio on pools on the way back to San Ignacio and it was dark by the time we arrived. We found that Josh, Kate, Claire, Lorna and John had taken a private transfer to Caye Caulker earlier in the day as their activities had been canceled due to the rain.
So the big question .... Can the Toucan?
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