Belize, May 2010

After arriving in Belize City, we hopped on this very small prop airplane to fly into San Pedro.

It was a short flight with beautiful views of the Caribbean and the second longest barrier reef.

Gary soon needed to take off long sleeve shirt and long pants to adapt to the hot, humid weather.

We stayed in San Pedro for three days before going to our time share. This was the place our "bug man" back home recommended to us. In fact, we met his wife who was visiting San Pedro the same time we were. It seemed like many of the locals hang out in this area. The next day, we rented a golf cart (the preferred way to travel around the town) to see how the town had changed and to plan our next meals. We drove from one end to the other, stopping at the Palapa Bar and Grill for some refreshments.

We were feeling quite adventurous while driving our golf cart, so we signed up for some Cave Tubing and a tour of some Mayan ruins. We set the alarm very early and took an hour boat ride back to Belize City. We met our personal tour guide and began our adventure. Our guide was a native to the area and had a wealth of information. We walked through the rainforest to get to the area for the float. We saw massive stalactites & stalagmites, bats and a waterfall inside the cave.

After our tubing, we changed clothes and headed to the Cave Tubing Lunch site along side the rode. We had a delicious Belizean lunch ( made by the sister and wife of our tour guide)--then headed down the road to see this Mayan ruin called Xunantunich which means Stone Woman.

There are 132 steps to the top. I'll let you think we climbed them in the heat of the day. We were actually only 10 minutes from Guatemala. After a 12 hour day, we were ready to take a cold shower and then off to the local dinner place.

Saturday morning, we packed our bags and waited for the water taxi to take us to our time share at Captain Morgan on the Amberquis Caye. This is about a 20 minute ride in a small boat loaded with about 10 people and all the luggage. We are a little more isolated here, but golf carts and water taxis are available if you want to go back to San Pedro. There are several restaurants nearby and Captain Morgan has a nice dining experience. It's Belizean night, Tuesday so we will be joining the fun then.

We're hoping to relax a day or two and then perhaps take in a snorkeling trip. Most of the really nice water is further out. As you can see in this picture, it's pretty grassy right on the shoreline. We have two pools and a lovely balcony to enjoy. We plan to do some reading and relaxing.