Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Belize It!

The next morning we were in Belize.  Belize has a barrier reef (2nd largest in the world!) so our cruise ship couldn’t dock at the port.  We had to tender instead.. (i.e. get on smaller boats and take them to the dock)  Since we were doing an excursion we got priority tendering so we didn’t have to wait too awful long. 

Once we got to Belize City we met up with our excursion and got on a big bus that would take us through the city and out to the jungle.  We had a fabulous tour guide whose Cajun accent was a bit hard to understand at times but its okay... She knew each hurricane that hit Belize, when it hit and what category it was.  She also sang for us.  Here are some pictures from the city.  There is definitely a lot of poverty, but, according to our guide, their unemployment rate is really low and most people are employed by the tourism industry.  Glad we could help!




After a long, LONG very bumpy ride we made it to our destination.  They outfitted us with helmets and harnesses and off we hiked into the jungle.  We got to the mouth of the cave and it was for lack of a better word EPIC!  It was so big it made people look like midgets.  Along the way our guide told us about the history of the cave and how the Mayans used it for different ceremonies because it was believed to be the entrance to hell.  We made our way into the cave and began our decent.  Most of the time we just hiked but at times we had to crawl and repel!  Along with repelling we got to zip line twice (a first for me!) and we had to walk across two rope bridges. 

We did eventually make it out of the cave (without anyone getting sacrificed) and made our way back to the bus.  The bus took us to a lunch area where we had kabobs with a tortilla and beans.  We also got to try cashew wine (their version of whiskey)…strong but sweet.  I liked it.  After lunch they took us back to the port and we made it back to the ship just in time for one of the last tenders!

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