Belize......After All of These Years!!

I have lost track of how many years it has been since I have visited Belize.  For some reason, it has always stayed on my mind and I finally have a chance to return.  When I return to Guatemala, I will look in my old passport to actually see how many years it has been. I was on a three week vacation  of Guatemala and Belize with Janice and Barbara, who I worked with and also some other friends. I had no idea then, that someday, Guatemala would be my home.

I left the hotel in Antigua at 0400 and made my way to a small plane in Belize.  When we boarded, it looked to small to actually fly.  It reminded me of the flight that I took with Kemmel and Lisa last year to Cozumel to translate at the orphanage.  Flap those arms hard!!

So before take off, he let me jump out and crank the prop!

He ushered me out to the plane and he told me that I would have a private plane for the first five minutes. We would land in Belize City and pick someone up.  He was correct.........it was someone, so this one guy and I had a semi-private flight.

Getting ready to land in Placencia, Belize.

This looked very familiar after all of these years.

I got a taxi to my hotel, The High Tide Guest House.  It is only about ten minutes from the airport.

I got settled into my room and met Cheryl, who runs the guesthouse.  It is super clean and in a quiet location.

I am about half a block from the beach and checked out the surroundings.  I went down on the beach to read a little and then walked down the beach for an early dinner. This was the view from my table!  I enjoyed fish tacos and then a quick swim in the pool. I slept for a few minutes and then was back on the beach!

How could the day gone any better??  Well, they did loose my luggage for about two hours in Belize City but that sure did not ruin my day!  Tomorrow??  Who knows...........but I will keep you posted.