The excursion we planned was late in the morning so we didn't have to be up super early. Today we’re going
tubing through caves in Belize! We had breakfast at the buffet and headed out to the excursion
site.
We had an hour ride so our guide had some information to
tell us on the way out. We learned that English is their official language but
in a casual setting most everyone speaks Creole and most every is Catholic. There
are only 2 major residential areas in Belize City, we were in Kings Landing. They
gained their independence on September 21, 1981. While we were driving through Hattieville
we learned that Belize city was the capital of Belize until Hurricane Hattie in
1961. The capital was moved but Belize City remained the commercial capital of
the country. The streets in the city are very narrow because it was built for
horses. We passed by Pallotti High School on our journey. Apparently, it’s the
most elite all girls high school in the area. He also told us about the great
blue hole discovered by Neil Armstrong. The Belize cemetery is in the Guinness Book
of World Records but we were never told why. The cemetery is in the “dead”
center of the town and the bodies face east to west. Belize is involved in three
major industries—tourism, marine and agriculture.
When we arrived at the site we rented lockers and shoes and
headed out to the lunch area. Who knew we needed that stuff? We were served rice,
beans and chicken for lunch. Not bad!
After lunch we got our tubes and our guide took us on a 20 minute
hike out to the entrance of the caves. Our guide had to take some time to tie
our tubes together so we had time to play in the water. Its super cold for a
split second but your body adjusts quickly.
As we were drifting through the caves we saw some beautiful
spots of daylight, families of bats, and waterfalls. It was amazing! I’ve never
seen anything like that in my life. I couldn’t grab any pictures because I didn’t
have a waterproof camera. Most definitely worth the hike, stinky rental shoes
and wet clothes. I have to go back with a Go-Pro!
When we got back everyone got a snack and took a shower. My sister
and I took this time to grab a couple of salads from room service. I seem to be
getting room service quite often on this trip. Bad habits!
Before the show tonight we met up with the rest of our group
and headed up to the buffet for dinner. Tonight’s show was a cabaret show
performed by the female performers on board. We had seen a cabaret show on the last trip but this one was different. Good thing we didn't skip it. They performed Raise The Roof from Wild
Party Musical, In The Mood featured in Sun Valley Serenade, La Vie en Rose,
Fever, Secret Love made famous by Doris Day, Sway, a Celtic song called The Water
Is Wide, Feeling Good, the title song from Three Coins in the Fountain, When A Man
Loves A Woman, and they ended with Feeling Good from The Roar of the
Greasepaint.
After the cabaret show we went up to our rooms for the
night. Today was exciting!
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