During the World Cup half-time, I must have went in and out of 5 or 6 places checking the score and making sure I did not miss anything. I ended up by the boats checking the time of departure because one night in Placencia would royally mess up my schedule. Everything is planned out between the boat times and bus times and missing those times can be a unnecessary headache. I must reiterate that this route from Belmopan(Northern Belize) to Honduras to Roatan Island(Caribbean) is a 3-4 day journey with overland buses, ferries, and boats because I chose to not take any planes within Central America. Surprisingly, I have no complaints because the adventure and excitement happens traveling overland.
They were all laughing when they saw me walk into the boat arena. My head was down and I was in complete disappointment.
I walked into their office with the guys sipping on a beer and listening to the radio.
All dramatic, "How could this happen? I don't understand."
"What kind of justice is this for South America. Brazil couldn't win it, Colombia couldn't win it-at least give the win to Argentina."
It was intentionally done being over dramatic-that's what makes things the most fun.
They say, "Don't worry maybe next time."
Pris, "No, what about this time?
They say, "Germany is a solid team and they won it fair."
Pris, "Yeah, yeah that's true."
I think deep down inside I was more disappointed about not moving to Argentina and trying to figure out what was next.
Nah, I really, wanted Argentina to win it because they are just amazing.
Still pouting like a 10 year old girl, they were still laughing and entertained by my disappointment. It turned out I was early for the boat and I was totally fine with that. Mr. Big Belizian teddy bear(looks Spanish and something else) chimed in with our conversation. He was quiet the whole time just standing there, but he warmed up a bit with me.
It's really a mystery because you can never assume someones background rather it's just best to ask. This man had a whole bunch of money in his hand and not one customer in front of him. Using my friendly, humorous ways, I joked with him that he had enough money to go to the Caribbean. He replied, "If you plan on coming with me, let's go." Oh I love friendly, teddy bears-they always add a dose of sunshine into my trip.
After they cheered me up a bit, I was ready to continue the longest journey ever and hopped on the speed boat. Usually, people sit in the middle seats to avoid the bumps, but I sit right in the front to jump the waves.
This speed boat was worth the $10 and it was worth the wait. It was a "Blessed Boat" charging through the water with the waives lightly splashing the sun was peaking through the clouds staring right down at me. In your vision, all you can see is nature while your speeding through tilted slightly into the sky. There is sun and there is light and there are the shades of gray.
It's having those moments with yourself and up above that make traveling alone 100 percent worth it.
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