Airport Hotel
6 februari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 34 °F
Children shenanigans. We get up at 0300 tomorrow. 😐
First flight
7 februari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 27 °F
Kids in seats.
San Ignacio Market
8 februari, Belize ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
We went to the market to get vegetables and breakfast. We also bought a basket made in a traditional way from the jippi jappa palm. The light color is made when the fibers are boiled.
Cahal Pech Museum
8 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The museum before you head into the ruins of the city where you can see some artifacts excavated from the site.
Cahal Pech
8 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We explored the ruins of Cahal Pech. It is right inside San Ignacio. They estimate 10 to 20 thousand people lived there. It was abandoned around 900 AD like all the classical Maya cities of this areaMeer informatie
Ian is ready for bed
8 februari, Belize ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Green Hills Butterfly Ranch part 1
9 februari, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
We drove up to the butterfly ranch to see where they raise butterflies for tropical butterfly houses around the world. The butterflies live in the habitat and there are cuttings of their host plantsMeer informatie
Butterfly Ranch Part 2
9 februari, Belize ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
We got to see the caterpillar room and then we took a short hike around the property where we discovered a leaf cutter ant nest. And we saw some toucans!
Barton Creek
9 februari, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
On our way back from the butterfly Ranch, we saw a sign to Barton Creek, where there is a We decided to go down the road. The first road seemed in poor condition from rain and clay and so we decidedMeer informatie
ReizigerThe most insane part was the car sort of sinking further in right before I gunned it to get us out of the river on the other side
Rio On Pools
10 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
So we got up early to go to another Maya ruin just outside of San Ignacio called Xunantunich. Of course we get there and find out the hand crank ferry is broken. So we head back to town and regroup atMeer informatie
Breakfast at our cabin
11 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Ian’s favorite spot
11 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Ajaw cacao experience
11 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Today we went to a small plot of land where the folks from Ajaw are experimenting with growing cacao. Not really the right climate (too hot and too cold in these parts) and also the soil is a littleMeer informatie
Green Iguana Project
11 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
There is a hotel that hosts a conservation project where they breed green iguanas. The temperature of the eggs dictates the sex the iguanas will develop into. Females lay eggs and males can breed withMeer informatie
CATS
11 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
The daughter of our hosts runs the only cat shelter in Belize. We visited and got in a lot of cuddles. Our cabin overlooked the shelter.
Ice cream and Night on the porch
11 februari, Belize ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
Sitting on the porch was really nice, after a walk out to get some ice cream. We didn’t have air conditioning so the breeze on the porch was really relaxing. That and enjoying a Belizean beerMeer informatie
Cooking Class in San Antonio
12 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
San Antonio is a village of about 3000 people, mostly Yucatec Maya. There is a women’s coop that hosts cooking classes.
Our menu was a sweet potato pudding, tortilla soup, and chicken tamales. WeMeer informatie
Oxmul coffee
12 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Michael and I visited a Maya farm where they grow some coffee. They adapted technology from a roasted corn drink they traditionally make. They live off the grid and grow about 75% of all the food theyMeer informatie
Random Fruit from the market
12 februari, Belize ⋅ 🌙 75 °F
We bought random fruit and tried it. One thing we got was a breadfruit. It’s terrible raw. You’re supposed to eat it like a potato. We later found some bread fruit crisps and they were excellent.
Goodbye Nature’s Nest
13 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We had a nice stay in San Ignacio. Now we’re off to the raptor center and another Maya ruin before heading to the Zoo.
Raptors!
13 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
The morning we checked out we headed to the raptor center. The road was like chocolate ganache so they had to meet us at the top with some 4x4s to get us to the center. They rehab injured raptors andMeer informatie
Xunantunich
13 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
The ferry was working so we could head to the ruins. I had a fun iguana encounter. I got a video and Michael the photo of my face in the aftermath.
Next stop: The Tropical Education Cente
13 februari, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
We stayed here for three nights so we’d be close to the zoo for our day tour and night tour. We stayed in a big or wooden house built over a pond where a small crocodile lived. This place providedMeer informatie
ReizigerSafe travels and have a Wonderful time!!!
ReizigerBonne chance et vacances!!!