P.A.W. Protecting Animal Welfare
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I wonder if they're some of these cats???
and.... Volunteer Vacations (I think we shall go back :)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
P.A.W. Protecting Animal Welfare
Harold found this site the other day about cats on Caye Caulker:
P.A.W. Protecting Animal Welfare
I wonder if they're some of these cats???
and.... Volunteer Vacations (I think we shall go back :)
P.A.W. Protecting Animal Welfare
I wonder if they're some of these cats???
and.... Volunteer Vacations (I think we shall go back :)
1 year later
At this time last year we were in Belize!
And boy are we missing it...
I have been reading the journal I wrote while I was there and hoping to at least do a day to day write up of what we did each day.
On the 17th we snorkel sail with Raggamuffin.
And boy are we missing it...
I have been reading the journal I wrote while I was there and hoping to at least do a day to day write up of what we did each day.
On the 17th we snorkel sail with Raggamuffin.
Monday, June 2, 2008
The People of Belize and their Culture
It's been so long since we've been able to work on our Belize pics! We're just so super busy, what with Cottage Association stuff, and Annex Cat Rescue stuff...
I thought I'd come in and post about the different cultures of the people of Belize. It's quite an interesting mix.
I thought I'd come in and post about the different cultures of the people of Belize. It's quite an interesting mix.
CULTURE
Belize is a country of various cultures, languages, and ethnic groups. Approximately 270,000 people in Belize consist of Creole, Garifuna, Mestizo, Spanish, Maya, English, Mennonite, Lebanese, Chinese, and East Indian. Due to racial harmony and religious tolerance, all of these different elements have mixed and blended successfully, and Belize has gained a widespread reputation for its friendly peoples.
One of the most prominent ethnic groups are the Creoles, which formed 30% of the population in 2001. Creoles are descendants of the intermingling of the early British settlers with African slaves. More than 40% of the population is Mestizo. They are descendants of mixed blood Mexicans and Yucatec Mayans who fled from the Yucatan in the mid 1800's. Another 6.6% of Belize's population are the Garifuna. The Garifuna have their own language and culture. The Yucatec, Mopan, and Kekchi are three Amerindian groups which also make up Belize's population. The Chinese, with a population of 6,000 have made distinct communities, as well as the East Indians and the Mennonites.English remains the most common language spoken followed closely by Creole, but Spanish is becoming more widely spoken. The Garifuna, Mayas, and Mennonites each speak their own language.CREOLES
The Creoles are descendants of British settlers and African slaves and can be recognized more by their values and way of life rather than by biological manner. Two thirds of the Creole population reside in Belize City. Creole men, even after slavery, dominated positions in logging crews, and even now dominate civil service.
GARINAGU
The Garinagu came to Belize from the Bay Islands of Honduras on 19th November 1803. They are the result of the intermingling of African slaves, Carib and Arawak Indians. The Garinagu dominate the southern towns of Punta Gorda and Dangriga as well as the villages of Seine Bight, Hopkins, Georgetown, and Barranco. Some Garinagu also reside in Belize City and Belmopan. Fishing and agriculture is a traditional way of living for the Garifuna. Rituals and traditions are still being retained as the Garinagu strive to maintain a place in Belizean society. November 19th is a national holiday in Belize to commemorate the arrival of the Garifuna to Belize.
BELIZEAN MAYA
There are three Maya groups present in Belize, namely the Yucatec, Mopan, and Kekchi Maya. The Yucatec originated from Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and came to Belize in the mid-nineteenth century running from the Guerra de Castes (Caste War). They now reside in the Corozal, Orange Walk, and Cayo Districts. Today the Yucatec Maya have exchanged their spoken language for English and Spanish. The Mopan Maya, who were fleeing taxation and forced labor, came to Belize in 1886 from the Peten region of Guatemala. Settlements can be found in San Antonio Village in Toledo District and other villages in the Cayo District. Kekchi Maya came to Belize in 1870's, running from enslavement by the German coffee growers in Verapaz, Guatemala. They settled in the lowland areas along rivers and streams, forming small isolated villages throughout Toledo. Because of their isolation, the Kekchi have become the most self reliant ethnic group in Belize. They are also peaceful people known for their cooperative practices in farming and cultural development.
ANCIENT MAYA
Belize was the home of the earliest Maya settlements as proven by glyph translations and diggings. In the Orange Walk District, Archaeologists have found evidence that trace Mayan communities as far back as 2000 BC. Mayans considered themselves, and still do, as products of the ceiba tree. This tree is, said to be in the center of the universe, holds up the heaven and is a symbol of life. The fact that the Maya have contributed the concept of the zero among other things, tells that they had an advanced civilization. Yet it is somewhat a mystery why such a civilization disintegrated.
MESTIZOS
The Mestizos are people of mixed Spanish and Mayan descent representing roughly 48% of the Belizean population. Originally arriving in Belize in 1840 to escape La Guerra de Castas in Yucatan they were joined by others fleeing an oppressive regime in the Peten. The Mestizos are found everywhere in Belize but most make their homes in the northern regions of Corozal and Orange walk and in the western district of Cayo. The Mestizos are an integral part of the Belizean community and have been instrumental in the growth and progress of the county.
EAST INDIANS
East Indians make up about 2% of the population and first began to arrive in Belize after Emancipation in 1838. Initially coming in as indentured, many of them stayed on to work the sugar plantations and were joined by other East Indian immigrants. East Indians are spread out over many villages and towns primarily in the Corozal and Toledo districts and are fairly well integrated into the Belizean population.
CHINESE
The Chinese population in Belize first began to arrive here to escape the Japanese invasion of China just before World War II. Moving around the Central American republics, many of them settled in Belize. More recently, many Taiwanese made their homes and established businesses in Belize as part of the economic citizenship program that was being offered by the Belizean government.
MENNONITES
The Mennonites began arriving in Belize in 1958 from Manitoba, Canada, Chihuahua, and Mexico. They reside in the Orange Walk and Cayo District in six main communities : Blue Creek, Shipyard, Little Belize, Progresso, Spanish Lookout and Barton Creek. Mennonites are easily identified by their apparels, the women who wear bonnets and long dresses and the men with denim overalls and hats. The Mennonites have made it a point to have their own school, church, and financial institution in their community. They are well grounded in agriculture, as most Belizeans benefit from the sale of their poultry products throughout the country. Furniture crafted by the Mennonites has also been placed on the Belizean market. Throughout the country they are recognized as a group of hard working people.
Monday, April 21, 2008
ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) Cave of the Crystal Maiden
ATM was our favourite tour. It starts with a 45 minute hike, crossing through the river 3 times along the way. Then a short swim into the cave, and hiking in water from ankle to chest deep while inside the cave (about 3 hours) in complete darkness except for the light of our headlamps. The whole cave is filled with stalagtites and stalagmites (mostly stalagtites) and then the beautiful calcite crystals gleaming by the light of our headlamps. When you get to the part where you have to climb up to where the ancient Mayans had done their sacrifices, you have to take off your shoes and wear socks only so that neither your shoes or the oils from your feet destroy any crystal formations. Up there is where all the Mayan pots and skeletons from sacrifices were - even young children.
Afterwards we had lunch at the camp site, and then headed back along the trail, crossing through the river three times again, but this time soaking wet.
After a whole day of hiking, soaking wet, it was great to change into our dry clothes at the end.
I was going to do these in order of how we did our tours, but this was our favourite, so I did it first :)
Here's the pics:
Afterwards we had lunch at the camp site, and then headed back along the trail, crossing through the river three times again, but this time soaking wet.
After a whole day of hiking, soaking wet, it was great to change into our dry clothes at the end.
I was going to do these in order of how we did our tours, but this was our favourite, so I did it first :)
Here's the pics:
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Sunday, April 20, 2008
St. George's Caye pics
The Manatee tour, with no pics of manatees. Stop on St. George's Caye for the slowest lunch ever!
Here is a link with info on the historical St.George's Caye.
And, now we can start our Caves Branch pics finally! Helen and Michael will be happy to hear that I'm sure ;)
I wish we had more time to do them...
Well, off to clean the house, and hopefully we'll get to some of the Caves Branch photos later in the week.
Here is a link with info on the historical St.George's Caye.
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And, now we can start our Caves Branch pics finally! Helen and Michael will be happy to hear that I'm sure ;)
I wish we had more time to do them...
Well, off to clean the house, and hopefully we'll get to some of the Caves Branch photos later in the week.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
More Caye Caulker Pictures
Finally got around to doing some more pictures this weekend. Still on Caye Caulker though! Lots of snorkelling pics.
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Friday, April 4, 2008
Bone Detective
On Discovery Channel right now, we are watching an episode of Bone Detective. They are featuring two sites in Belize! The cave is so reminding us of ATM.
Episode Guide:
CAVE OF THE HEADLESS CORPSE
Scotty travels to Belize where a cave has been discovered deep in the jungle containing thousands of human bones. As Scotty ventures down more than ten stories into the cave, he discovers a skeleton in a hidden chamber — but the head is missing! Scotty embarks on a search for the missing skull. If he can find the skull, he might be able to identify this victim, and solve the mystery of the cave known as "Midnight Terror." Was this man buried in the cave to honor his life? Or was he the victim of a violent ritual sacrifice deep inside the ancient Mayan underworld?
Interactive Map
It's pretty interesting , though it didn't get a very good recommendation from the Belize archaeologists that were filmed.
Episode Guide:
CAVE OF THE HEADLESS CORPSE
Scotty travels to Belize where a cave has been discovered deep in the jungle containing thousands of human bones. As Scotty ventures down more than ten stories into the cave, he discovers a skeleton in a hidden chamber — but the head is missing! Scotty embarks on a search for the missing skull. If he can find the skull, he might be able to identify this victim, and solve the mystery of the cave known as "Midnight Terror." Was this man buried in the cave to honor his life? Or was he the victim of a violent ritual sacrifice deep inside the ancient Mayan underworld?
Interactive Map
It's pretty interesting , though it didn't get a very good recommendation from the Belize archaeologists that were filmed.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Belizean Cooking
Harold's been into "all things Belize" since coming home and went out and bought some Coconut Rum, pineapple juice & mango juice so we can have our rum punch.
And then he made a typical Belizean meal from a cookbook we bought in Belize:
Mmm... A taste of Belizean cooking
Stewed Beef
by Fido's Courtyard & Pier, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Ingredients
1&1/2 lbs beef
1/2 gallon water
2 ounces recado (this is an annato paste)
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Preparation
* heat oil in a large saute pan and fry the meat
* drain oil and set beef aside
* in another large pot bring the water to a boil
* add recado, mix well
* add onion, bell pepper and tomato
* bring the mixture down to a simmer and add the beef
* season with salt and pepper
* let simmer for about 20 minutes (H simmered 2.5 hours to reduce liquid)
* serve with rice and beans and fried plantain (and he served with plaintain!)
Serves 6
Rice and Beans with Coconut Milk
by Elvi's Kitchen, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Ingredients
1 cup red kidney beans
5 cups water
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1 garlic clove
salt and pepper
pinch of thyme
2 cups rice
1 cup coconut milk
Preparation
* cook beans in pressure cooker until tender (don't add salt until beans are cooked) (Harold just used canned beans)
* saute chopped onion and add to the beans with salt, pepper and a pinch of thyme
* add the washed rice and coconut milk to the beans
* cook over low fire, stirring gently from time to time, until rice is cooked
* serve with your favourtie meat, fish or poultry dish
Serves 4
try it!
And then he made a typical Belizean meal from a cookbook we bought in Belize:
Mmm... A taste of Belizean cooking
Stewed Beef
by Fido's Courtyard & Pier, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Ingredients
1&1/2 lbs beef
1/2 gallon water
2 ounces recado (this is an annato paste)
1 bell pepper, sliced
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tomatoes, chopped
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
Preparation
* heat oil in a large saute pan and fry the meat
* drain oil and set beef aside
* in another large pot bring the water to a boil
* add recado, mix well
* add onion, bell pepper and tomato
* bring the mixture down to a simmer and add the beef
* season with salt and pepper
* let simmer for about 20 minutes (H simmered 2.5 hours to reduce liquid)
* serve with rice and beans and fried plantain (and he served with plaintain!)
Serves 6
Rice and Beans with Coconut Milk
by Elvi's Kitchen, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
Ingredients
1 cup red kidney beans
5 cups water
2 tablespoons onion, chopped
1 garlic clove
salt and pepper
pinch of thyme
2 cups rice
1 cup coconut milk
Preparation
* cook beans in pressure cooker until tender (don't add salt until beans are cooked) (Harold just used canned beans)
* saute chopped onion and add to the beans with salt, pepper and a pinch of thyme
* add the washed rice and coconut milk to the beans
* cook over low fire, stirring gently from time to time, until rice is cooked
* serve with your favourtie meat, fish or poultry dish
Serves 4
try it!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Crooked Tree & Altun Ha pictures
We have uploaded pictures from our first couple of days. Eeeks - that doesn't sound like much, but it was a lot of bird pictures to go through. Actually, Harold still has to label most of the birds - I'll sick him on that tonight:
Bird's Eye View Lodge, Crooked Tree with wildlife and lots of birds:
The Mayan Ruins of Altun Ha:
Bird's Eye View Lodge, Crooked Tree with wildlife and lots of birds:
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The Mayan Ruins of Altun Ha:
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Apocolyptico
After having toured some Mayan ruins in Belize and Guatemala, we decided to watch Apocalyptico (a Mel Gibson movie) that is set during the time of the decline of the Maya civilization.
It was interesting, but pretty violent!
It was interesting, but pretty violent!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
HOME!
Missed our original flight that was supposed to leave Houston at 4:05pm, and had to catch the next one scheduled for 6:45pm... ugh. And of course that one was delayed until 8:05! So only 4 hours late - it probably departed around 8:30.
But we're home now :D
Kitties are getting used to us again. Only took Tazo a couple seconds. Dutchie a few minutes. Sid and Penny we'll have to keep working on.
HOME HOME HOME !
Lots of snow!
We'll try to get to the pictures soon ;)
But we're home now :D
Kitties are getting used to us again. Only took Tazo a couple seconds. Dutchie a few minutes. Sid and Penny we'll have to keep working on.
HOME HOME HOME !
Lots of snow!
We'll try to get to the pictures soon ;)
Monday, March 10, 2008
delays
Our flight from Belize City to Houston was slightly delayed, and then a huge line up in customs in US, so we missed our connecting flight. boooooo. We are now stuck here at the airport for about 3 hours (at least) as ourrescheduled flight is already delayed *sigh*
Oh well, I'd rather be delayed coming home than getting there, so I guess I'll try not to complain ;)
Hopefully will get into Toronto aroundmidnight now.
Oh well, I'd rather be delayed coming home than getting there, so I guess I'll try not to complain ;)
Hopefully will get into Toronto aroundmidnight now.
Friday, March 7, 2008
singing sands
The last couple of days have been the most leisurely of the whole vacation. Sara and I have done little except for swim in the pool, snorkel, read, lay in hammocks, watch little crabs on the beach,, take pictures of cats and eat. Tonight we will probably walk down the road to have dinner at the Green Parrot Inn. The food is good here and it's different every night but we would like a bit of a change. We went to Monkey River a couple of days ago and got some great pictures of howler monkeys, crocodiles and even manatees. The excursion was nice but not our favourite. There s some repetitiveness on some of the tours. We are hoping to go to the Cockscomb Jaguar reserve tomorrow which will be our last trip into the jungle. I still would liketo get some better pics of the Keel Billed Toucan and perhaps some others. Sunday is our last day and we are hoping to perhaps canoe out to False Caye which is a mangrove island about a km offshore. It's a bit hard to post pics from here as te upload speed is a bit slow. This post is done from the palm sitting by the pool. Not looking forward to the snow after nearly a month of 30 degree days.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Maya Beach - final destination
We are now at the Singing Sands at Maya Beach, further up the Placencia Peninsula. There has been a complete 180 in the weather and it is HOT and sunny again. Hot hot hot. Good for our last week, which will be our most relaxing. We have 2 more tours included which we will go to Monkey River & Cockscomb, and perhaps do one more snorkle tour as well, since we haven't seriously snorkled since Caye Caulker.
The place here is absolutely beautiful. The garden is spectacular, and lush and covers most of the grounds except for the pathways through it, and the beach. There is a 40 foot pool, that is beautiful as well. The best part - two dogs and FOUR CATS! Smudge (b+w), Bob (orange +white), Sandy (all orange), and Ginger - a small one we haven't met yet, but is also orange. The dogs are Lucky and Deli. Smudge is already close friends with us due to the cat treats we brought from Caye Caulker (there is no cat treats anywhere in Placencia it seems!).
We went in the pool almost immediately after arriving because our ride here (1/2 hour from Placencia town) was hot, and Harold had this huge smile!
Today we did nothing but lounge around, swim, read, take pictures and pet the cats. Ahhhhhh....
Will try to upload pics later in the week if we're allowed to here. Mainly I've been accessing the net on my palm through the wireless here though.
The place here is absolutely beautiful. The garden is spectacular, and lush and covers most of the grounds except for the pathways through it, and the beach. There is a 40 foot pool, that is beautiful as well. The best part - two dogs and FOUR CATS! Smudge (b+w), Bob (orange +white), Sandy (all orange), and Ginger - a small one we haven't met yet, but is also orange. The dogs are Lucky and Deli. Smudge is already close friends with us due to the cat treats we brought from Caye Caulker (there is no cat treats anywhere in Placencia it seems!).
We went in the pool almost immediately after arriving because our ride here (1/2 hour from Placencia town) was hot, and Harold had this huge smile!
Today we did nothing but lounge around, swim, read, take pictures and pet the cats. Ahhhhhh....
Will try to upload pics later in the week if we're allowed to here. Mainly I've been accessing the net on my palm through the wireless here though.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Rain in Placencia
Typing this in my palm in a restaurant, so excuse any typos.
Placencia has been rather windy nd rainy fir us so far. Feel a bit homesick due to missing my kitties something fierce.
The sun is out now, and will hopefully stick around longer this time. Gotta get Harold in that ocean! Plus we are hoping to go to Red Bank to see the Scarlet Macaws tomorrow.
Off to Singing Sands Monday morn.
Placencia has been rather windy nd rainy fir us so far. Feel a bit homesick due to missing my kitties something fierce.
The sun is out now, and will hopefully stick around longer this time. Gotta get Harold in that ocean! Plus we are hoping to go to Red Bank to see the Scarlet Macaws tomorrow.
Off to Singing Sands Monday morn.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Now in Placencia
We have now arrived in Placencia, staying at the Tradewinds for four nights before heading up to Singing Sands.
Caves Branch was just awesome and we totally enjoyed the jungle and all the tours.
So our tours ended up being:
* Tikal
* Cave Tubing / Zip Line
* Xunantunich
* ATM
* early morning birding
Tikal was a long car ride into Guatemala, with a stop for an authentic Guatemalan breakfast. Tikal is a huge Mayan ruin site, and if we didn't have such a good guide, I don't think we would have been able to see nearly as much as we did. Amazing.
Cave Tubing was fun, except for when Harold fell and bruised his bum on the rock. I was worried about him - and you should see the size of his bruise! Almost half his bum is purple. We had to paddle a lot because the water level was pretty low, and paddle fast too so we could make it out intime to do the zip line afterwards. The other group that didn't do the zipline got to go through leisurely, and as much as I enjoyed the Zipline, I think I would have preferred a more leisurely tube ride. We had lunch at some restaurant that was part of a resort that had tons of Kenny Rogers stuff, and playing Kenny Rogers music (Jaguar Paw) maybe it's owned by him?
Harold did good on the zipline, despite being scared of heights - he thinks it helped him. When we repelled down from the last platform, the rope ate his shirt a bit though :O
Xunantunich was a much smaller Mayan ruins site than Tikal, but also really amazing. It has the second tallest temple in Belize (by only 1 foot), and the view from the top was absolutely stunning! Plus it has these really neat friezes on the side. I think our next tattoo will be a Mayan one.
ATM was definately our favourite. You hike for 45 mintues to get to the cave entrance and have to cross the river 3 times (like wade through the river). Then to get into the cave you have to swim, and are then wading through ankle deep to chest deep water the whole time in the cave until you go up, where you have to take off your shoes and just wear socks, so that you are protecting the cave crystals from the oil on your skin.
The cave is so beautiful, with tons of stalagtites and stalagmites and lots with calcite crystals. The formations in the caves were just amazing, and we got some good pics with the underwater camera.
After you go upwards into the cave you see where the Mayans had done their rituals and there is lots of pottery, some calcified and some not, and some skeletons of human sacrifices.
Our last day at Caves Branch started with an early morning Birding tour with Abel, and two others - they were just great. We got some good pics of some interesting birds. Then in the afternoon we hiked out to the end of the driveway to the (inland) Blue Hole, and I had a swim. We went back to the lodge for lunch and hiked back out to go to St.Herman's Cave (also part of the Blue Hole Park) since it is so close and something we can do on our own, but we got caught in a huge downpour and decided to turn back. Good thing too, because it rained until the evening, so we just relaxed in our room and packed to leave.
Our drive from Caves Branch to Placencia was pretty neat going through all the mountains, and then a boat taxi from Mango Creek right to where our first hotel is. Well really it's a little cabana just feet away from the ocean.
Our first night was really windy though - felt like we would blow away. And it's still pretty dark out and rained a bit today too. Hopefully the weather will improve soon as we are hoping to do a snorkel or go to Red Bank to see the Scarlet Macaws in the next couple days.
Caves Branch was just awesome and we totally enjoyed the jungle and all the tours.
So our tours ended up being:
* Tikal
* Cave Tubing / Zip Line
* Xunantunich
* ATM
* early morning birding
Tikal was a long car ride into Guatemala, with a stop for an authentic Guatemalan breakfast. Tikal is a huge Mayan ruin site, and if we didn't have such a good guide, I don't think we would have been able to see nearly as much as we did. Amazing.
Cave Tubing was fun, except for when Harold fell and bruised his bum on the rock. I was worried about him - and you should see the size of his bruise! Almost half his bum is purple. We had to paddle a lot because the water level was pretty low, and paddle fast too so we could make it out intime to do the zip line afterwards. The other group that didn't do the zipline got to go through leisurely, and as much as I enjoyed the Zipline, I think I would have preferred a more leisurely tube ride. We had lunch at some restaurant that was part of a resort that had tons of Kenny Rogers stuff, and playing Kenny Rogers music (Jaguar Paw) maybe it's owned by him?
Harold did good on the zipline, despite being scared of heights - he thinks it helped him. When we repelled down from the last platform, the rope ate his shirt a bit though :O
Xunantunich was a much smaller Mayan ruins site than Tikal, but also really amazing. It has the second tallest temple in Belize (by only 1 foot), and the view from the top was absolutely stunning! Plus it has these really neat friezes on the side. I think our next tattoo will be a Mayan one.
ATM was definately our favourite. You hike for 45 mintues to get to the cave entrance and have to cross the river 3 times (like wade through the river). Then to get into the cave you have to swim, and are then wading through ankle deep to chest deep water the whole time in the cave until you go up, where you have to take off your shoes and just wear socks, so that you are protecting the cave crystals from the oil on your skin.
The cave is so beautiful, with tons of stalagtites and stalagmites and lots with calcite crystals. The formations in the caves were just amazing, and we got some good pics with the underwater camera.
After you go upwards into the cave you see where the Mayans had done their rituals and there is lots of pottery, some calcified and some not, and some skeletons of human sacrifices.
Our last day at Caves Branch started with an early morning Birding tour with Abel, and two others - they were just great. We got some good pics of some interesting birds. Then in the afternoon we hiked out to the end of the driveway to the (inland) Blue Hole, and I had a swim. We went back to the lodge for lunch and hiked back out to go to St.Herman's Cave (also part of the Blue Hole Park) since it is so close and something we can do on our own, but we got caught in a huge downpour and decided to turn back. Good thing too, because it rained until the evening, so we just relaxed in our room and packed to leave.
Our drive from Caves Branch to Placencia was pretty neat going through all the mountains, and then a boat taxi from Mango Creek right to where our first hotel is. Well really it's a little cabana just feet away from the ocean.
Our first night was really windy though - felt like we would blow away. And it's still pretty dark out and rained a bit today too. Hopefully the weather will improve soon as we are hoping to do a snorkel or go to Red Bank to see the Scarlet Macaws in the next couple days.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
@ Caves Branch
At Caves Branch now out in the Jungle/Mountains in Belize.
Not much internet here (1 computer shared with everyone), and no cell phone service (don't bother trying to call).
Did Tikal yesterday, Cave Tubing today and probably Xunantunich (sp?) tomorrow, and ATM one of the other days.
Will try to update again before leaving Caves Branch, but maybe not until Placencia.
Not much internet here (1 computer shared with everyone), and no cell phone service (don't bother trying to call).
Did Tikal yesterday, Cave Tubing today and probably Xunantunich (sp?) tomorrow, and ATM one of the other days.
Will try to update again before leaving Caves Branch, but maybe not until Placencia.
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