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Travel Blogs from Belize City
The Blue Hole!
... there was this dark shadow slithering like a snake i guess is a way to describe it. Sooo cool, so 'out of the blue' came this shark towards us, then as it got closer the shape became clearer and it was ******* massive! then when we looked down (it is something like 200m deep) there was another ******* below us. Spewing the photos didnt come out the same way. All good.
Any ways, once i ran out of air we came back up and did our 5 at 5. the ...
Cat on water
... sure I wanted to test that theory by giving them my furry little body to snack on! In the end I decided that I prefer my wildlife a little less vicious and a little drier!
Instead I decided to try the river. It seemed a little bit tamer but I was in for a surprise. I was expecting a nice walk along a tranquil stream with many chances to stop and have a picnic. Instead I found myself going river ...
Three flights and a nose
... them of the incident. Helen and I heard later that Randy, Jean, and Doug had also met up with Mary and Pat and spent a great afternoon with them in the cocktail lounge of The Spindrift Hotel enjoying Belikins 'n lunch 'n great conversation! I’m glad that it was a good afternoon for them! As planned, they boarded the 3 p.m. Thunderbolt for the two-hour water trip back to Sarteneja.They arrived just in time to pick up the van and to drive down a ...
Island life
... called Coral gardens. Lots of beautiful colourful coral and smaller colourful fish. Overall it was an absolutely perfect day with great weather and great company with 2 of the other people in our group. The afternoon was spent relaxing by the water and watching the sunset over the mangroves from a jetty. Dinner was another awesomely cheap meal with rum punch at Wish Willy's.
I have uploaded the photos from the last 2 blogs as well so check them out through the last 2 blogs!!!!
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Mayan Ruins of Altun Ha - Dec. 8. Part 2
... on maize, which would have been easy to grow. However, unlike most other sites in other areas, they believe that there may have been some marine life being consumed as well. Later in time, dog and deer may have also been added to the diet. Another interesting fact we were told was that at Altun Ha, there was no human sacrifice. They sacrificed animals, food, and blood.
The most important sacrifice was blood. Women would pierce their nipples and the blood was then collected. ...