Chateau Caribbean Belize City

... you...the swingbridge is hand cranked and opens just twice a day at 5am and 5pm to let boats pass up the canal.<br><br>The bus to Flores finally showed up and we all got situated for the five hour ride. As we left Belize City behind, we passed through jungle and low lying plains just beyond Belize City. Passing through a town called Hattieville, presumably named after the 1961 hurricane that leveled Belize, we passed a small windowless ...

... or from water dripping within the cave. Limestone dies when the oils of human skin contact it so touching it is frowned upon (should be more than frowned upon in my opinion. PRESERVATION). One woman was literally holding on to the cave walls around her as a brace which was upsetting me. If you're blessed enough to be put on this gorgeous earth then I think you should respect her. The water deposits that drip from the ceiling and create the stalagmites (grow up) and ...

... other flights we have. Where to begin? If you enjoy Mayan ruins would you be interested in flying over to two of them and landing near one of them? From the lagoon side helipad you can take a boat or an airboat to the ancient Mayan city of Lamanai, have an expertly guided tour followed by lunch in a gorgeous jungle lodge and then we fly you back to catch your ship that same day. How about getting away from the ...

There are 20 types of poisonous snakes in Belize. Venomous if you prefer and about 9 of these will do you harm. Some will kill you. Fairly quickly. Paula and I were holding about 4 snakes between us when our snake wrangler/expert pulled a fairly small snake from its hiding place. It had the familiar wedge shaped viper type head and it was coiled back at the neck in the classic striking position. "This is da Fer de Lance," he said ...

... si la premiere image de Bronx de cette ville n'est en fait qu'une facade et sautons directement dans un bateau en direction de l'ile de Caye Calker. On ne nous avait pas menti. Sable blanc, eau turquoise, velos et caddy de golf comme seuls moyens de locomotion. L'ile fait 3km de long sur 1 de large, tout le monde se connait et semble s'apprecier. Notre auberge est une superbe maison toute en bois de 2 etages avec plusieurs palliers en guise de chambres. Un ...

... rains hit us on the way back. We were handed out rain jackets just in time, but we still were soaking wet. Good times! My trip was short due to the fact I had to get back to work. But it was a short trip well spent. I LOVE BELIZE!! And I will be going back because I have a free cave tubing when i pass through. The trip was a huge success when I get back I got promoted to represent Belize as well as Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

... and Amy (see above haha). Then everyone prayed for me and I cried some more. My pants have snot stains on them (I figured you all wanted to know the details since I haven't blogged yet). But yeah! Tonight was pretty moving. I love everyone here, they're so sweet. Jenny couldn't be more precious and Mardenie is just a bundle of fun. Well it's shower time but I promise I will blog again after I smuggle in those Bibles. Haha =] -Miranda ...

... on it. We saw a few birds while sitting up there and enjoyed the view over the light canopy of the forest, but didn't really cool down much. Around 6, we headed back to the office building to see if it was time to eat, but nobody was there. We went back to the room and I improvised a bit by moving the bunk bed directly under the overhead fan for Erinn to lay underneath. I took the double and pointed the fan at myself and we were both able to catch a ...

... The lobster was disappointing, as the texture was quite mushy, but we had a few cocktails and enjoyed it nonetheless. We spent a few hours walking around, having a few more drinks and then headed off to bed. Sometime during the evening Tom had imparted this piece of wisdom.<br>"Their goal is to get our money and our goal is to keep it".<br> None of us had any idea at the time that we would live by those words for the next month. <br>

... But we were on a cruise!!! Anyway, my cohorts fell asleep on the hour and a half bus ride from the port to our destination. Though my body wanted me to, I was entraced--NAY--enraptured! by our tour guide. He was a fountain of information!! So much, that I almost had a crush on the little guy... Everything we passed, he had some cool information about. He told us all about Belize, it's citizens, economy, prison ...