February 3, 2012

After recovering from The Great Flood Bus Adventure, we gathered ourselves together, packed up our bags, and headed for Punta Gorda, on the southeastern coast of Belize. The plan was to spend the day in Punta Gorda and then catch a flight to San Pedro Town, the location of Holy Cross Anglican School. Saint Anne's has been working in partnership with Holy Cross for approximately 5 years now, and we were all excited for the opportunity to visit old friends at the school, to meet the new director, and to see the improvements made since we were last there in 2010.


It was Market Day in Punta Gorda - a weekly event where farmers and fishermen and people selling goods of all sorts set up stands on Punta Gorda's sea-front "main drag". There is a lot of energy in town on Market Day and it was a lot of fun to be there to experience the sights, smells, and sounds.








Punta Gorda brought some unwanted excitement when a member of our group had a little accident. Thanks to a loving and generous extended community of friends and some emergency care, the situation ended as well as it could, all things considered. A reminder for all of us that nothing in life is certain and that caring for each other is what we are here to do.




Off to San Pedro!