BomberH.... whist your tale has a certain "ring of truth" to it .. a few points to add for completeness ...
In the early days of the "Belize Slip" (or reinforcement/deployment call it what you will) the airfield was not as it became ... the parking area was two tiny concrete patches, one by the terminal, one by the tower. It was decreed by those on high that the Herc was NOT to nightstop Belize for "any reason" as when parked the passage of the mighty 10 was hindered .. and that could not happen ..
No spares were initially prepositioned in Belize (we eventually got that changed) but two "ranger packs" and "enhanced support" (extra couple of GE's) were positioned in Nassau. The "slip" route being Lyn - Gander - Nassau - (flag) Belize - Nassau - Gander - Lyn Eventually the infrastructure at Belize changed dramatically and the Herc stopped there on many occasions ... if memory serves the Chinese Restaurant was particularity popular ..