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An
Un-Belize-able Vacation |
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We stayed at Five Sisters Lodge in the
Mountain Pine Ridge from April 10 – 15.
 While
at Five Sister’s we took tours where we canoed into the Barton Creek
Cave ,
saw the Green Hills Butterfly Ranch ,
canoed the Mascal River, saw the Xunantunich Mayan Ruins ,
were awed by the 1,000 Foot Falls, hiked the Rio Frio Cave and swam in
the Rio On Pools. On
our last tour, while traveling to Rio Frio Cave, Bob saw a black jaguar
crossing the street in front of us.
The Belizean guide had never before seen a black jaguar in the
daytime – what a treat!! Unfortunately
I let the bumpy ride lull me to sleep – I was much more watchful and
alert after that! Each morning we woke up early and walked the nature
trail or descended the 306 stairs to the island to swing in the hammocks
and watch the sun come up.
On the nature trail, we saw leaf cutter ants, squirrels and
butterflies. On the island,
we saw various birds, hummingbirds, butterflies and Jesus lizards. |
For the seaside part
of our vacation, April 15 – 19, we stayed at Ranguana Lodge in
Placencia. This was a nice
little cabana on the beach with a kitchen, bath, 2 beds and a deck with
a hammock. J
We swam in the Caribbean Sea, watched the sunrise and hung out in
the hammock or on the beach.
  We
took two tours, a snorkeling trip to Laughingbird Caye
and a hiking/tubing trip to Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary.
On the final day, Bob and I rented a kayak and explored the
lagoon side of Placencia. We
were rewarded by seeing 2–3 manatees just feet from our kayak.
It was an amazing experience!
Overall our trip to Belize was full of adventure, fun and relaxation |
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