5 weeks from today
5. helmikuuta 2020, Kanada ⋅ ☀️ -9 °CTaking my mother and daughter on a whirlwind tour of temples, jungle, beaches, caves, waterfalls and islands. Dialing down the luxury, and amping up the adventure.
Taking my mother and daughter on a whirlwind tour of temples, jungle, beaches, caves, waterfalls and islands. Dialing down the luxury, and amping up the adventure.
And we're off!
It was mostly a day of waiting. Got up at 4am (bleh!!) to catch our 6am flight. The connection in Toronto was delayed by 40 minutes. Then upon landing in belize city, had to wait overLue lisää
Started our first adventure with an hour boat ride down the New River. We boarded a relatively small boat that seated about 12 people but it had some serious horsepower. The river had narrow, windingLue lisää
This morning we hopped back into our jeep and headed southwest to the Nohoch Che'en caves reserve. There aren't many highways in Belize, but signage isn't great so i have been utilizing a cool offlineLue lisää
It was the first day that we didn't need to get up at any specific time so we lazily lounged around our cabana until about 10:30am. And then hopped in the jeep and drove to Xunantunich, anotherLue lisää
While people back home are making sacrifices like restricting their movement, no large gatherings and only purchasing one package of toilet paper at a time, we too were making sacrifices like notLue lisää
Thank the good lord no snakes were in my mom's mattress last night, because i don't think there's enough wine in this country to make things ok.
After breakfast we headed to St. Herman's NationalLue lisää
The plan today was to have zero plans. I think we executed it beautifully. Slept in late and then found a tiny (one table!) breakfast place around 10:30 and had the worlds best grilled cheeseLue lisää
Was hoping to leave early today but Alexa was sound asleep until 9am so i was content to get a late start instead. By the time we had breakfast and got groceries, it was well after 11. Mom decidedLue lisää
Felt sad checking out of our dream cabana in hopkins and alexa was especially sad to leave all the doggies that she spent time with everyday.
Had breakfast at a tiny mom and pop place. While sittingLue lisää
Matkaaja Another new bracelet?
Matkaaja You've been planing this for over 6 months. I bet your daughter is super exited!
Sean Plamondon This trip has been about 15 months in the making. Yeah, Alexa is very excited. Me too! :)