After settling into Orange Walk Town on Sunday, we took a boat tour on the Lamanai River up to the Mayan Ruins.  We spent the day there learning about the culture and history of Belize and appreciating the jungle flora and fauna. 

We arrived at our schools on Monday morning ready to start the work we have been waiting to do.  Many teachers were already at the sites. About 30 minutes into setting up, we were called for an emergency meeting telling us that the training would be cancelled for at least a few days due to Hurricane Ernesto. 

We have now been temporarily located just outside of San Ignacio, Cayo.  We moved south to avoid the heavy storm, as it was headed for our area.  The program will resume on Monday, once the people have been able to recover from what may happen as the storm moves through their areas.

This is a beautiful country, with beautiful people!!

Lamanai River boat launch