This summer has been crazy busy! Feel like we've been gone more than we've been home. It all kicked off with a trip to Belize. My mother and grandmother watched Jackson for us while we were gone for 4 days. I was a little anxious to leave the little guy, but once I got on the plane, I was ready for some time away with the hubby!
First we flew into Miami, which I had never done. Ate the best brisket sandwich ever at a place called Ice Box. SOOO GOOD! Then boarded the plane for Belize City International Airport. After only about 2 hours, we landed.
Then we boarded a Tropic Air small plane to go to San Pedro on Ambergis Caye island, about a 15 minute flight.
Here we are about to land in San Pedro, Ambergis Caye. You can see the airstrip...
When you leave the very small airport, you walk straight out into the city of San Pedro. This is the view. Everyone drives around in golf carts, rides bikes, or walks. Very few cars.
We were staying at a place called El Pescador Lodge. So they sent someone to pick us up from the airport and take us to the dock to board a boat that takes us to the lodge...
David and I on the boat...
The boat ride takes about 5-10 minutes. So pretty though. Just loved looking at the water and all the homes and restorts on the coastline. Finally, we pulled into the dock of El Pescador...
Got checked into our room. Small but nice :) Even better was the view from the deck just outside our door!!!
We got straight to relaxing in the hammocks...
Then we had a wonderful dinner. El Pescador serves family style outside. Their food was AMAZING!! Really, I would go back just for the food. Every night just about blew my mind. I'm hungry just thinking about it. That's why I bought their cookbook and brought it back with me :)
The next full day David did what he does best...went fly fishing for Bonefish!!
Why do they always look like they are going to rob a bank?...
Me, I had no interest in waking up at 5am and spending 8 hours with the hot sun beating down on me in long sleeves and pants. So I did what I do best - sat in the pool and drank!...
...and walked on the beach...
...and ran into a guy opening coconuts...
...and drank coconut water straight out of the coconut...
...and playing with one of the lodge's dogs, Max
...who may just have the best gig in the entire world!
Oh, and no pics, but I also got the best massage of my life that afternoon. Then, when David returned from fishing, I made him bike into the city of San Pedro with me. Man, that was a WORK OUT!! NO pictures of that either. I was too tired!
The next day, David took a break from fishing so we could go on a tour of some Mayan Ruins. It started with us boarding a small boat from Ambergis Caye...
And then traveling to the mainland on the boat to the New River. You can see the river coming up in this picture...
The guy had obviously boated on this river before because he took the curves like a champ!
The guides stopped to show us some "snake cactus"...
And some tiny bats hanging out on a tree...
Then we pulled up to this little village where we disembarked...
...to board a bus.
But before we did, we got to walk around this little village...
This guy was holding something that's kinda a cross between a possum and a raccoon.
Now, let me explain one thing. It was rainy season in Belize and they had gotten a lot of rain before we came. So we're driving along in the bus and all of a sudden our road looks more like a river. Didn't seem to phase the driver though. He just kept going slowly along.
Water as far as the eye can see...
We finally got out of the water and drove about 30 minutes to Altun Ha, Mayan Ruins occupied from about BC 900 to AD 1000.
This is Mayan "air conditioning" - the opening allowed air to come in without the rain coming in...
This is the most popular structure is the Temple of the Masonry Altars, which is 54 feet high.
After Altun Ha, we reboarded the bus and headed to Maruba Resort and Jungle Spa for lunch and a dip in the pool.
The hibiscus tea was very good and you can eat the flower!
Then it was back on the bus and back to the village to get back on the boat. I took a few more pictures that show you the amount of flooding...
A guy with plantains came on the boat with us to take the plantains back to Ambergis Caye. He had a dog named Peanut who obviously didn't want him to go...
...so Peanut watched us float away from the flooded dock....
The boat ride back to Ambergis Caye was rather bumpy as the wind had picked up. Here's a video...
The final day David did some more fishing and I did some more relaxing. This is the pool view I had for most of the day :)
Had some visiting geckos...
That evening was just wonderful. The breeze coming in was so relaxing and David and I just spent the whole night sitting by the pool and hanging with friends, furry and otherwise...
Me and Ana, a young girl I befriended while there. She was a hoot!
I won't post any pictures from leaving, because it was too sad :( I would recommend Belize to anyone!
Great post and trip recap! They guys do look they are going to rob a bank ;) It looks like the 2 of you had so much fun on your travels. Lindsay, you look good in red lipstick by the way!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nancy! It's funny how certain colors just seem to look better on you at the beach :)
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