One week traveling in a microbus aka an oversized mini van through Guatemala and Belize with my new family results in way too many individual stories to write about. The following is a list of highlights from our trip in chronological order. We spent 2 nights in Semuc Champay, 1 night in Tikal, 3 nights in Belize, and 1 night in Rio Dulce. If you want to know more about one or another, google it first for some awesome images (my camera died day two) and then I get share the full details with you.
- Traveled for 8 days with my new family
- Swam through the “Cave of Death” while holding a candle over my head in Semuc Champay
- Climbed up a ladder while a waterfall poured down on me in the same cave
- Jumped off a cliff into a running river in the same cave
- Visited a rural clinic in Lanquin with no anestia or x-rays after Korrin dislocated her shoulder in the cave
- Drank Nutella vodka shots with the hotel dueno/geologist who mapped the cave of death
- Climbed temples in Tikal that were built over 2000 years ago
- Saw monkeys, toucans, and other jungle animals living in the wild
- Crossed the border to Belize – country number 5!
- Slept 50 feet from the ocean
- Enjoyed the stars, moon, and lightening on a lounge chair in Placentia, Belize
- Snorkeled off Silk Caye, an isolated island chain (think island screensaver picture) with white sand beaches, no people, 30+ varieties of fish
- BBQ lunch on the same island
- Swam with sea turtles, nurse sharks, and eagle rays at the Belize Barrier Reef (second largest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef)
- Visited the private island of Hatchet Caye for drinks with our new Belizean friends
- Drank pineapple daiquiri and margarita while staring at the ocean
- Boated into the sunset after a great day on the ocean
- Sang along to music and drank with friends in our beach cabana
- Stayed the night in a jungle tree house above Rio Dulce
- Ate delicious food including creole shrimp, chicken quesadillas, Bolognese
- Returned home feeling exhausted and totally fulfilled from a great week
Despite a few hiccups here and there, this was a trip of a lifetime, which I hope to repeat. We learned a lot about each other and shared an amazing experience. I did things that many people can only dream of and saw sights that are far more beautiful than can be captured in a photograph. There are many places I would like to visit again and new places I have been inspired to visit from this trip. If you need any more reasons to visit Guatemala or Belize, you must be crazy. This trip was unbelizeable!!!
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