A Walk Around Placencia, Belize on A VERY HOT Day

The kite boarders and those of us on boats had arrived just after sunset on Friday.  The trip down from Ambergris Caye to Placencia was a long bumpy ride and I was EXHAUSTED.  I scrubbed off the salt and fell fast asleep at one of my go-to budget spots in Placencia, Lydia’s.  A single room with a shared bathroom was all I needed.

The next morning, I awoke after 8am…to find not even a whiff of breeze.

I decided to grab a coffee at the lovely and super friendly Brewed Awakenings and take a walk.  It had to be 90 degrees already.  The weather was about to change…a cold front coming in.  It was going to be a doozy.

Super cute signs at Caribbean Beach Cabanas across the street. DO check this place out if you are coming to Placencia.

Double latte please.

I passed a gym/tattoo shop with a cool sign.

Time to hit the sidewalk.

$100 fine for bikes riding on it!  No joke.

Julia’s Guesthouse, another great budget place on the beach, has a new sign.

Next the very popular bar, the Barefoot Beach Bar…

And the equally colorful Tipsy Tuna.

This pretty lavender house, which has been boarded up for a while, is getting a face lift…love it.

A large new development is going up from street to beach (with the sidewalk in between) – it’s called Placencia Village Plaza.

A house surrounded by and filled with conch shells.

A sign on an carving shack.

Rick’s Cafe…former chef from the Purple Space Monkey…things are moving around…I need to visit MUCH more often.

I love the flowers AND the mango trees.  Should be ready in another month or so?

The prettiest little art gallery.

I do love the sidewalk.

Another favorite spot for breakfast or lunch…The Shak.

And finally at the Municipal Pier where lots of people were already swimming.  Did I mention it was hot?

I joined the party with the kite surfing group for a bit and then looped back up on the road.  I also NEEDED a gelato from Tutti Frutti.  CRITICALLY.

Greatest name for a BBQ stand.

I’m here!

I walked out with a $5bzd double scoop of peanut butter and dark chocolate.

Passing one of Placencia’s most well known and admired restaurants – Rumfish y Vino.

I made my way back to Lydia’s to grab my bag and then hail the 2:30 Ritchie’s bus northward on the peninsula.  I wasn’t going far – perhaps 4 miles?  But taxis can be pricey…and you can’t beat $1bzd transportation.

And I had places to be…a pop-up dinner to attend that evening at the GORGEOUS Limilita at the developing It’zana Resort and Residences.  Sister resort to the gorgeous Ka’ana in Cayo.  But I have lots more to tell you about that.

Just a quick preview of my “temporary casita”!