On bike, I road through the gravelly road in Hopkins, Belize and snapped a few photos of to give you a sense of what the town is like.

Enjoy!

Library (with school in the background)

Hopkins Police Station (It never looked “open”)

Fruits and Vegetables Store

Dong Lee’s Supermarket, lower level only (Notice they have beach front property)

David’s Woodcarvings (He has amazing sculptures, bowls, and other carvings)

Hopkins Barbershop (and CD/DVD Sales?) While the lighting in the photo is pretty crummy, if you look carefully you’ll notice that the barbershop is actually only about 6 feet by 6 feet — there’s another building behind it that makes it look larger in this photo.

As you can see from the photos, Hopkins (and Belize in general) is an incredibly humble place. But the people couldn’t be happier and their friendliness is contagious.