OHHHH... The mosquitos! Especially on the mainland, you need to get used to this sound: "Whack. Whack. Whack whack. WHACK!" That's not the neighboring hotel room's over eager teenage son. That's you smacking the mosquitos which have also figured out that Belize is a much lovelier place than Mexico... when you cross the border from Mexico to Belize, you suddenly exchange people who don't speak English and are constantly trying to screw you out of money while creating huge piles of garbage everywhere, for friendly and helpful people who speak english and keep their very poor country quite clean, but whose national bird is the Mosquito. They're everywhere in Belize and good repellant will be your friend.

If I were to do Belize again, I'd probably spend two days on the mainland... one for cave tubing and the attractions along the road to Guatemala, and one day to head south and see the jagged mountains and mayan ruins of the Southern region. Then I'd hop on the ferry out to the Cayes and spend my time diving and relaxing in the truly caribbean splendor of Belize's island life.

By the way, Belize has a FASCINATING history of british pirates who were continually screwing with the spanish fleets that were busy pillaging the rest of the Americas.