Our trip began with Ashlyn getting upgraded to First Class on both her flight to Houston and onto Belize. Her international travels gave her enough mileage for the free perk!
We said hello to her as us pheasants passed by her on our way to economy.
During our 3 hour layover in Houston, we decided to have a little fun. We found a conveyor belt walkway and pretended to be a bicycle.
We finally arrived in beautiful Belize! Warm temperatures, sun, and an English language we can understand with a hint of Caribbean and Spanish dialects.
Eric hailed us a taxi to the water port. Our first three days were on the island of Caye Caulker. Here's us on the hour boat ride out to the island.
Destination success!
Now to find our hotel for the next few days...
Found it! It's called the Anchorage (like in Alaska). Not too crowded, and we loved it!
Now to find a bite to eat... These were the "streets" on the island. They only had 3 - Beach Street, Central, and West St. No vehicles were here, but we did see a few golf carts.
Most people got around on foot or bicycle.
For dinner, we ordered from a local place that served Red Snapper fish (the whole fish), with cole slaw, rice & beans, and a fried plantain. The rice here is cooked in coconut milk and was very flavorful!
After dinner, we headed out exploring the other areas of the island and came up on something called the "split". In 1961, a hurricane devastated Belize City and split this small island in two. The locals made the best of it, and had this area developed into a fun night scene.
For an island with not many beaches, this area was one of the few places you feel like taking a swim.
The sun goes down pretty quick in the evening, so we enjoyed the music as it neared sunset. Here you can see where the waterway splits the island in two.
Such a gorgeous sunset after a busy day of travel!
