School is out. They all ran at me when I stopped to get my camera out then jumped back when I dismounted.

Agucate: South Western Belize near the Guatemala border.

The road goes from two tracks to one track. I park it and two Mayan dudes plus dog guide me an hour into the rain forest to some caves and a waterfall. Agucate, Southern Belize near the Guatemala border.

The guide book said this is the best rain forest in Belize.

Here are two of my guides into the Jungle. They are super friendly, courteous and informative. The guide in the photo spoke good English and had recently graduated a Belize sponsored Eco- tourism training program. Ya! I just bumped into them. I guess all the villages have people who have gone through this training, plus a lot of villages have guest bunk houses for eco-travelers. Everyone who visited my camp outside of town asked why I'm not staying in town at the community place.

It was about a half hour walk through the jungle before we reached the caves with pre-Columbus markings.

About another half hour before the water falls. Way cool, I feel this is a dream.

My camp site about a mile out of Agucate village. Great swimming.

Kept looking for Tarzan

Visiting Mayan's at my campsite near Agucate village:

Out hunting they captured this Iguana. The legs are bound for transport. The handler was showing me the big belly and said this is prized food because it's full of eggs.

Another group of Mayan Indians visiting me at my camp site near the Agucate village. They were asking me "Were you in the Army? Aren't you afraid to sleep out in the jungle alone?" I said "Na! I'm from the north woods, I'm not afraid" Then one of them said "What's that" and pointed to the thick brush next my tent. They were kind of trying to tease me about the jungle and I thought this was another attempt. Then I saw the biggest snake I've ever seen, at least six feet long and thicker then my arm scurry from the brush to the front of my tent. I swear if my tent wasn't zippered shut it would have slithered inside. One of the guys said "I would stay inside your tent after dark if I was you" I forget what I said but I do remember what ever I said my voice was shaking and my knees felt loose. Believe me I took their advice. I slept with my cycle boots on all night and sacrificed a water jug so I wouldn't have to step outside to pee.

Before the group took off one of them with a machete made a stick for me, it had a name but I forgot what it was called. The stick was for checking the brush for snakes. He showed me how to use it. "You check for snakes like this, you kill them like this and this is how you whip the snake out of your way." Yaaa!....I thanked them and practiced using the stick. Wakeup call,...Hello, I'm not in Wisconsin any more!