Dangriga Shopping

In addition to just wanting to see what Dangriga was like while we were in the area, we had a few other reasons to pay a short visit. In Hopkins, we were unable to find any stores selling wine, no ATM machines and no internet cafes - in short, a desperate situation without wine, money or communications!

Our first pass through Dangriga was in search of banks and we hit the jackpot on our second attempt (the intial attempt at the Bank of Nova Scotia failed because they do not accept foreign ATM cards) as we replenished with BZ$. Because of the one-way streets in this part of town, we circled again, this time looking for an internet cafe - specifically Val's Laundry & Internet as detailed in my Handbook. It was not working, so we headed further downtown and parked at the bus terminal beside North Stann Creek.

What to buy: A walk of a block or so back the busy streets (where parking was almost impossible) revealed the second floor Griganet Cafe. Access was a bit tricky but we finally figured out that we needed to open an iron gate on the right side and proceed up the stairs from there. This place was quite nice, with air-conditioning and high-speed connections. I checked up on VT, Sue checked on home emails and our two friends from Saskatchewan updated their travel site for friends, regarding the progress on their planned 7-week trip from Belize to Panama (PS - they made it safely through Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama)!

What to pay: Prices were US$1 for 15 minutes, US$1.50 for 30 minutes, US$2 for 45 minutes and US$2.50 per hour.