If you are driving to Bermudian Landing or points north from downtown Belize City, leave on Freetown Road. You’ll pass through the intersection with Central American Boulevard (to the left) and Princess Margaret Drive (to the right). Continue straight out of town. As you cross this major intersection, the road becomes the Northern Highway; set your trip odometer just a couple of hundred yards farther, where the road begins a gentle bend to the right.

Expect a good deal of traffic in the mornings and afternoons on the stretch past the Bella Vista suburb and the Belize Biltmore Hotel. You’ll encounter lots of school buses, vehicles pulling over to pick up riders, and speed bumps. The Belize River is off to the left. At about Mile 5½, you’ll come to Haulover Bridge (one-way traffic) and continue skirting the river northward on Northern Highway.