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we decided to get away for a bit before heading back to the states to do all the many things you need to do before you get married. These next ten days of relaxation and fun were much-needed. Rodney and I flew into Belize City with some of the most awesome people you could ever travel with, Jenda and Ethan. They are also the talented artist behind most of the beautiful photos in this post. All of the days in Belize sort of blur together so I'm going to talk about the trip in order of events instead.
Cave Tubing in Belize
April - Plans unexpected
Honestly, we had made very little plans for this trip beyond hotel and transportation. We left this trip open to suggestion. We arrived in Belize before lunch and had the whole day to play. We all piled into a van with our driver, Marco, and that's where our adventure began. Marco was amazingly helpful when it came to places to eat, where to visit, and even how and when. He was bringing us from Belize City to the Western city of San Ignacio. It's a bit of a drive and we were unsure what we would be doing when we got there except checking into our hotel. Marco mentioned that for an extra fee could bring us to a popular cave tubing area and arrange a tour for us. We accepted, Cave tubing sounded awesome, and relaxing, considering we just got off a plane.
We met up with our guide, grabbed our gear and headed up the trail. As we walked up the trail to the river we were informed about a lot of things. Some of those things were how poisonous the surrounding forest could be. So much so that if one water droplet fell from one of the poisonous trees it could cause skin damage and irritation. needless to say, we touched nothing.
Once we got to the river we looked around and swam in the river a bit before we got in our tubes to slowly descend into the dark caves with only a headlamp to light the way. Ethan took a minute here to take some awesome pictures of the surrounding area.
We didn't take any photos of the actual tubing. You're going to have to use your imagination here to visualize a huge pitch black cave system that goes for miles. Stalactites hanging like intricate icicles from the roof, a slow current of refreshing water escorting us down stream, as we were accompanied by a very friendly and knowledgeable guide telling us all about cenotes and the Mayan people.
This tour was a great way to familiarize ourselves with Belize. I'd definitely recommend looking up a tour if you're traveling to Belize, just avoid any of the poisonous plants!
A Walk Through Cahal Pech
Part two
Because we had the amazing advantage of having fantastic photographers with us on this trip to Belize. We decided to take advantage of the circumstances and take some photos at one of the Mayan sites near the city of San Ignacio, Cahal Pech. This place is beautiful to just walk around and explore. Here are some of our photos.
There's definitely more where that came from, but We've decided not to overshare. Here's one more, cause we love how beautiful these non-poisonous trees are!
We Drive East
To the Beach
We only stayed a few days in San Ignacio. We wanted to make sure to visit the beach. We could have stayed the entire time inland doing all sorts of amazing things but we decided to packed our bags and met Marco (yes, the same driver, he was awesome) and made our way to Palencia. We knew we wanted to see at least one more Mayan ruin before we left so we had Marco take us to Xunantunich. We make the short hike up the hill and into the Mayan site. It was Extremely hot out but worth the look around. (the next few photos are from my phone).
We finished up our site seeing at Xunantunich and Marco had another brilliant idea. He suggested we take a moment to visit the inland blue hole on our way to Palencia. His first idea was great, so why not trust his second. We all arrived at St. Herman's Blue Hole National Park and walked our way down the trail to a 25-foot deep sapphire blue sinkhole. It was extremely refreshing after being in the extreme heat at Xunantunich. It was a great place to cool off in the heat. We didn't stay too long because we still needed to drive all the way to Palencia and check in at our next hotel.
Palencia
Beach Love
Rodney and I love spending time by the water. If we go anywhere we thing, can we swim, can we snorkel, can we surf, can we sail? Well, Belize is definitely a snorkel, swim kind of place, and if you're lucky enough a place to sail. Palencia, not so much as other places for surfing and snorkeling but being by the water is wonderful and calming. We were fortunate enough to be only a few feet from the water. Literally, we could throw a rock into the ocean from our front porch. It was heaven. We spent the remaining time here in Palencia, soaking up the sun.
Most couples have a few kissy picture right??
Well, that about sums up our Belize adventure. We had a wonderful time relaxing and having a blast in the heat. We took the last day and spent it in Belize City where we walked around and saw the city. Managed to take a few pictures, eat some good food, and get a good night sleep before we headed off to the airport in the morning. Thanks for having us Belize. We can't wait to get back. Hopefully next time we will head over to the islands and do some swimming and snorkeling. Until next time!
