Afternoon flight from Ambergris Caye to Belize City. The swing bridge is the oldest such bridge in Central America and is hand cranked to allow sailboats to cross from one side of Haulover Creek to the Caribbean Sea and vice versa. This is the very same area that cruise ship tourists are advised to avoid…and though I was nervous to go into town myself the first few times, I’m sorry people are warned against immersing themselves in the colorful culture of the city.

Mid summer afternoon on the island of Hydra, Greece. Earlier in the morning my friends and I had walked the dirt and rocky paths, mostly designed for pack animals…not tourists, up hillsides above the seaside harbor to reach a Monastery. Originally we’d set out to find a Convent we’d heard was at the top that sold hand made goods, embroidered and woven clothes - but if it is there, we never did find it.