HELLO HUMANS IN NEW JERSEY!!!!! We are Sia (Sarah & Mia), reporting live from La Mariposa at Chaa Creek Lodge in Belize. We are ABSOLUTELY delighted to be sharing our first two days in this lovely, bug infested, sticky, environment with all of you. To start off, we would like to apologize for the lack of pictures as none of our cameras and memory cards seem to be cooperating :(. But, no fear, we plan to post the most descriptive things everrrrrr!!!! Now let's get started!!!!!!!
Now who's ready for an adventure?
Day 1:
To begin, we would like to say that the plane was very, very,very COLDDD!! We were all freezing our behinds off! However, the flight from Atlanta was a very nice temperature. When we landed and went through customs (which was surprisingly question-less) we had finally made it to Belize! We met up with Juan and Randall to begin our incredible adventure! We drove through the one of the four main highways throughout the country (which is approx. the same size of Massachusetts- thanks Sia!). We had the chance to see the sleeping giant (limestone hills that resemble what looks like a person's profile) and the lovely countryside/ horses/ dogs/ lambs/ cows. We made our way to lunch at a restaurant called, Cheers, where we had some traditional Belizian dishes and most of us got to try watermelon juice!!!! It was yummy, yummy in our tummies! Despues de almuerzo, nosotros fuimos a Chaa Creek Lodge. There, we went to our cabins for the first time where we witnessed bugs, trees, dirt paths, a tarantula, and more trees. Some of us went to the river while others stayed behind to rest from the long journey. The river was very nice. It was muddy, and Mia had fun even though she lost her nose plug AND ear plugs. There were no river monsters despite Jordan Rose's many freak-outs. After this we returned to have dinner which consisted of delicious salad, potatoes, and chicken-- oh, and chocolate cake :D. After a little session of team-building, we headed to bed (it was only 8:30, but woah were we tired!). However, our story is just getting started. We had the pleasure of coming face-to-face with a centipede, moths, spiders, nbd. AND, at 3 AM, the howler monkeys decided to wake up and UNLEASH.
FUNFACT: THEY ARE THE ROARS OF THE T-REX IN JURASSIC PARK - thanks Sia!
Day 2:
We arose and ate breakfast (beans, eggs, tortilla, bacon, and fruit). After we ate, we did more team building games. We hiked to a butterfly farm and natural history museum where we saw different mammal skulls, learned about the Mayans and saw some of their artifacts. In the butterfly farm we learned about the life cycle of a Blue Morpho butterfly and Austin, Simu, and Ryan made new friends (meaning butterflies landed on them). Then, we ate lunch and had the best food EVERRR!!! And now, here we are, about to go on a medicinal trail to learn about how the Mayans used the jungle!
Everyone is having fun, full of food, and safe!
"When stuff goes wrong, the adventure begins."
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN! SIA OUTTIE. *mic drop*
Now who's ready for an adventure?
Day 1:
To begin, we would like to say that the plane was very, very,very COLDDD!! We were all freezing our behinds off! However, the flight from Atlanta was a very nice temperature. When we landed and went through customs (which was surprisingly question-less) we had finally made it to Belize! We met up with Juan and Randall to begin our incredible adventure! We drove through the one of the four main highways throughout the country (which is approx. the same size of Massachusetts- thanks Sia!). We had the chance to see the sleeping giant (limestone hills that resemble what looks like a person's profile) and the lovely countryside/ horses/ dogs/ lambs/ cows. We made our way to lunch at a restaurant called, Cheers, where we had some traditional Belizian dishes and most of us got to try watermelon juice!!!! It was yummy, yummy in our tummies! Despues de almuerzo, nosotros fuimos a Chaa Creek Lodge. There, we went to our cabins for the first time where we witnessed bugs, trees, dirt paths, a tarantula, and more trees. Some of us went to the river while others stayed behind to rest from the long journey. The river was very nice. It was muddy, and Mia had fun even though she lost her nose plug AND ear plugs. There were no river monsters despite Jordan Rose's many freak-outs. After this we returned to have dinner which consisted of delicious salad, potatoes, and chicken-- oh, and chocolate cake :D. After a little session of team-building, we headed to bed (it was only 8:30, but woah were we tired!). However, our story is just getting started. We had the pleasure of coming face-to-face with a centipede, moths, spiders, nbd. AND, at 3 AM, the howler monkeys decided to wake up and UNLEASH.
FUNFACT: THEY ARE THE ROARS OF THE T-REX IN JURASSIC PARK - thanks Sia!
Day 2:
We arose and ate breakfast (beans, eggs, tortilla, bacon, and fruit). After we ate, we did more team building games. We hiked to a butterfly farm and natural history museum where we saw different mammal skulls, learned about the Mayans and saw some of their artifacts. In the butterfly farm we learned about the life cycle of a Blue Morpho butterfly and Austin, Simu, and Ryan made new friends (meaning butterflies landed on them). Then, we ate lunch and had the best food EVERRR!!! And now, here we are, about to go on a medicinal trail to learn about how the Mayans used the jungle!
Everyone is having fun, full of food, and safe!
"When stuff goes wrong, the adventure begins."
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN! SIA OUTTIE. *mic drop*
1 comments:
Dear Sia,
We look forward to your descriptive narratives and your sense of humor- please tell us about the families, project, landscape and challenges!
Thanks!
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