Newlands B&B Belize City
338 Los Lagos, Ladyville Belize City, Belize District, Belize
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Seeing is Belizing!
Mario diligently arose at dawn's crack to secure two spots on Raggamuffin's 3-day sailing trip. But alas, it was fully booked! We'll have to wait two whole days for the next departure. That is, until an elderly couple withdrew at the very last minute! The poor dear was poorly. Sad for them, fortunate for us. That's the way of the world, innit?
With 30 minutes to spare we quickly showered, dressed, packed, checked out, bought breakfast ...
Belize and a Little Formality - Dec. 8. Part 1
... but if you want a fancy coffee or latte etc...you must pay for it separately. I went and looked at the menu and decided on a Chai Tea Latte. I got to talking to the girl working there. Her name was Tess and when she heard I was from Victoria, she was very happy, as she had worked on the Carnival Spirit as well as another ship that had been in dry dock in Victoria.
When I told her where I worked, she knew right away what I was talking about as she had been in many times to ...
Mayan Ruins of Altun Ha - Dec. 8. Part 2
... of me the remains of an ancient city. I stood mesmerized as I looked around in awe. We were given a little time to explore and take pictures on our own before the guide started talking. I was taking pictures with my playbook, which was causing its own stir. I started explaining that I was a writer, and that I could tie my pictures and my stories together. That was the first time I had ever used the present tense when talking about my writing.
As the guide started talking, I ...
Would you like a mint?
The next day brings us to Belize City. We are signed up for a cave tubing tour. The tour company takes us to the caves (its a long drive). Enroute we see most of Belize city. Once we get to the caves we have to pick up our tubes and then trek for an hour thru the rain to start our tour.
Along the trek our guide finds a termite nest, he puts his hand in the nest and pulls out his hand full of termites. He puts a few of them in his mouth and asks us ...
Day Seven - Scattered Throughout Belize
... not see them here. Every so often, John would point out something hidden in the coral. John was always out in front of us and would occasionally turn around, with his arm crossed, and look us over. I was starting to get worried because I was getting close to 1500 psi. The first person to get there determined how far we were going to go. It wasn’t me, but I was close. We then moved up to the top of the reef wall and made our ...
