Logwood

Belize was founded primarily by English pirates Baymen who made their living by overtaking and boarding vessels then selling the cargo cutting logwood and exporting the lumber to the United Kingdom where it was used to produce dye. I read this before we moved to Belize, and I've always wondered what 'logwood' looks like.

Yesterday I was riding back from the Island Academy with Liam and we saw some interesting looking lumber in the alley between Xanadu and Marina's. We saw Glenn (one of the local Rasta dudes) and a worker from Xanadu standing next to the lumber. We asked them what it was, and they said "Logwood!" We took a couple of photos, and I asked what they were planning on doing with it. Turns out they will be made into posts for some new construction happening within Xanadu.

The logwood, er, logs, which are made of...wood

Close up of the lumber