Crossing into Mexico

From San Ignacio we took a regular bus to Belmopan and then another on to Belize City.  We had originally planned on spending the night in Belize City, but we soon learned a few things:

1. Belize City is full of beggars.  In an hour, we had five people come into the restaurant where we were eating with the express purpose of asking us for money
2. Belize City is not a destination city
3. There's a direct bus (ADO) that leaves from Belize City once a day in the evening and heads straight to Cancun, making a few stops along the way

So we took the overnight bus headed to Cancun, had a brief border crossing at Santa Elena, and got off in Tulum at 3:30am.  Certainly not ideal, but it was a good way to cross the border without messing with bus transfers and taxis.  It also meant we woke up in Tulum and gained an extra day in the Quintana Roo province of Mexico.