ext212 > americas > belize 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Goodbye Belize: - We didn't let this trip end without our johnny cakes - Waiting for our boat to take us to Belize City - Aboard our flight back to Charlotte 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

We planned to catch the water taxi leaving at 8:30 to Belize City. But I haven't forgotten about my vow to taste a johnny cake. Because of the rain throughout the night and the nice cool breeze blowing through our screen doors, we slept longer than usual. We still had to pack! The boy waited at the docks with the rest of the passengers while I ran to the other end of the island to buy some johnnycakes. The old lady remembered me asking for her johnny cakes the day before and as soon as I climbed up the step ladder to her house, she told me to come in and wait for my johnny cakes. It was the first time I saw them. I was very surprised to see that they were more like warm flat buns than actualy cake-looking things. I watched and took photos as she split them open and filled them up with shredded chicken in sauce that was sitting in a big pot. I could only imagine how many of these she sells each day. But finally, success! I walked away with four chicken johnny cakes and two with just cheese. While on the boat to Belize City, the boy also tasted them and was very happy I worked hard to buy them. They were delicious! It was a Sunday and Belize City is like a ghost town. A predominantly Catholic country, everybody was in church while their stores stood quiet and empty. A cab driver told us that if we let him drive us to the airport, he can drop us off now at the only open restaurant in town and pick us up again for the ride to the airport. At the restaurant, we ordered cow's foot soup but were disappointed that the writing on the menu board was from the night before. They were only serving breakfast. So naturally, I drank my coffee while the boy drank his morning beer like a local. As we left Belize behind, we played our tie-breaking game of Scrabble on the plane. Bakery It's a private residence across from Chan's Mini Mart with a step ladder to enter the house. Water Taxi to Belize City Round trip to and from Belize City is US$15 per person. Check out Go Caye Caulker for the ferry schedule. Marva You trust a Belizean and he takes you to the only open restaurant in Belize City on a Sunday morning. Cabs to Belize City All cab rides from Belize City to the airport are US$20. zoot Also zoot suit (zoot' suit'). Men's suit during the swinging era of the 1940s with baggy, tight-cuffed pants and an oversized coat. A winning Scrabble word.