The town seemed to be full of stoners. When I arrived at my hotel the owner was nowhere to be seen. As I was about to give up a boat appeared, and a lady in her 50s got out, high as a kite, and put a lei of flowers around my neck.
She asked me if I wanted dinner, and I said okay. A man at the table took LSD and then I was offered some cake. I politely declined, not sure what was in it. I don't remember much about Hopkins over then this interesting hostel encounter.
Hopkins (Belize)
Hopkins is a Garifuna village on the coast of the Stann Creek District in Belize. Hopkins is considered by some Belizeans to be the cultural center of the Garifuna population in Belize. The town hosts its own national holiday, Hopkins Day, and welcomes people for their celebration on Garifuna Independence Day as well, they do this with drum ceremonies that can last till early hours in the morning.
The village is separated into two parts; the Northside (Baila) and the Southside (False Sittee). Hopkins is surrounded by the Maya Mountains and the Cockscomb Range inland, and the Caribbean Sea on its shore. It is also very close to the Sittee River. The village was created in 1942 to replace the village of Newtown, which was devastated by a hurricane further up the coast.
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