Oh man... what a trip! We arrived to beautiful weather in Belize city a week ago that stayed with us the whole trip. I don´t remember it raining even once which was a very nice change from winter in Guatemala. We headed strait for Caye Caulker for five days of diving and laying in the sun. That was one of the most beautiful coral reefs I´ve ever dove, wish so bad I had pictures to share. We saw reef sharks, turtles, beautiful sting rays, dolphins, and absolutely amazing coral. Brett is now a certified diver, WHOOOO! and he´s just like a fish down there. ( : Our cabin was perfect and when I wasn´t cooking yummy pasta or fresh ceviche, we enjoyed tons of delicious BBQ lobster and fresh caught fish creole style on the beach. I definitely learned a few seasoning and marinading tips!! We took a sunset sailboat cruise that was gorgeous, I can´t wait to share pictures!
For the last few days of the trip Brett had to pry me off the Caye (seriously) and we headed inland to San Ignacio. I´m glad he did because we had an incredible experience visiting the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave there. I don´t think I had any idea what we were in for. After a 45 minute hike, three river crossings, and a short swim through the cave´s entrance dodging wolf spiders that can walk on water, we found ourselves surrounded by an ancient Mayan world. The cave is over two miles deep but we made it in about a half mile. Most of the time was spent wading through some very chilly mountain run off that was about chest deep at times. Burrrr. We did a little rock climbing on very slippery lime stone and found ourselves in the middle of a sacrificial tomb complete with ancient pottery and human remains. One female sacrifice was actually completely intact, it was incredible to see. Our guide was amazing and I wish our pictures could begin to describe the beauty of what we saw. And since I can´t get my pictures to upload on this computer, check out this website to believe what we saw.
http://www.google.com.gt/images?hl=es&q=atm+cave&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=c2SFTIq6LcG88gaAnfBM&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQsAQwAw&biw=1003&bih=565
The food in San Ignacio was incredible as well and we even got a little shopping in. (I´m assuming more than Brett ever hoped for). On the way to the airport we stopped by the Belize zoo to see all the big cats close up as well as some very pretty birds and crazy monkeys. Sadly, our trip came to an end yesterday and I was no where near ready to leave.
Speaking of, I now have less than two weeks left here in Antigua. I have no idea what happened to the last three months. When I arrived from the airport last night my mom Veronica met me with a big hug and a kiss and I almost started to cry. I know it is going to be really hard to leave. But... enough talk about that. I still have my sister Veronica´s wedding to look forward to this weekend!! I recently found out that they are not planning on a honey moon because they don´t have money to pay for one. In Guatemala it is tradition for the groom´s family to pay for the wedding. (Wishin you lived in Guatemala Dad??) However, the William´s parents passed away a few years ago so they are paying for the wedding themselves. Well.... I decided that not going on a honeymoon is crazy talk so me and my friends here are tracking down everyone we can that knows the family via facebook and are collecting a honeymoon fund. Hoooray!!! Now just to prepare my speech.... Love and miss you all!!! I will see many of you very soon.
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