From Punta Gorda, Belize to Livingston, Guatemala we traveled by a motorboat. First we though that 50 Belize dollars for the crossing (which takes less than half an hour) is a bit costly, but when we realized that the trip lacks any comfort we felt that it was indeed, expensive.
The vessel was a traditional fisher boat converted to a passenger boat. The seats were rock hard, and it wouldn't have been a problem if the water were still. But the boat practically rallied through the waves of the Caribbean.
First it was almost funny, but after fifteen minutes we were sitting on our hands to ease our bottoms. We left the boat in Livingstone black and blue... And we were so happy, we were finally on the road, in Guatemala. But the custom officer put us off. It was impossible to go on from Livingstone, but by boat, again.
There were two options: an express boat for 50 quetzals (some 7 USD) or a collective boat for 30 (4 USD). We chose the latter, and thanks to the help of James Jr.'s mom, we could afford it (if we didn't have that money, who knows what would have happened). Later we found out that the express boat is nothing faster, it just has a more frequent schedule. Hurray, we were finally able to start walking, from Puerto Barrios.
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