Easter Holidays (2)

Cuxlin Ha was to be our home base for the next few days, even though my home was only about seven miles away. The resort is run by an American couple who have surrounded it with a small Maya community. The children love to visit the guests and perhaps get a sweet now and then. A small island specifically for scuba diving is being developed together with an underwater observation structure.

One morning we were paddled down the river through subtropical jungle, another we were taken on a tour of the “Maya Gold” cacao growing operations in San Filipe. This included a small purchase of homemade chocolate balls that were special. The operations manager here in PG is from New Brunswick! The operation is organic as the biodiversity of the environment is maintained. The trees are grown within the forest and the growers tend a mix of crops. The Green & Black chocolate bars which are the end product are made in Italy and sold in Britain, I think – certainly not in Belize.

My brother-in-law kindly agreed to preach on Sunday and gave a lively sermon on the belief in the resurrection. Afterwards we headed out to the Maya ruins at Lubaantum, one of the smaller Maya ruins, but only about a 45 minute drive from PG. It is so peaceful it’s hard to imagine the hustle and bustle of Maya ceremonial and governmental life that must once have taken place there. No picture – forgot my camera.

On Monday, my visitors climbed on the little Tropic Air plane and headed north to Belize City, Houston, and eventually home to St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Before they left they promised to send me some Shirriff Lemon Pie Filling.