We decided to do something a *little* different for Christmas this year — skip the cold weather and head for the tropics! We haven’t been to Belize to see Jamma in almost two and a half years, so we skipped the last day of school before winter break and started our long journey on the evening of December 17th. Our first flight (San Francisco to Houston) went well, mostly thanks to handheld devices.
We overnighted in Houston and caught a 10:00 am flight to Belize City on December 18th. After what felt like a hundred years’ wait in the customs line, we finally made it to the other side and were greeted by Jamma in a Santa hat. Our driver, John, took us to get some lunch (and our first real-sugar Fantas of the trip) and then on to the municipal airport. Here’s a pretty good shot of the Moision boys as we waited for our little flight to Ambergris Caye.
And here’s the obligatory shot out the window of the small plane on the way to the Caye.
Next up was a water taxi to take us to Jamma’s house. Ezra and Finn were in their happy place.
Our dock was a welcome sight.
It took about two seconds for the boys to get in the pool.
The next day started off with torrential rains. Hard to capture in a photo, but it was really coming down. There is nothing quite like a tropical storm.
Luckily it cleared up a bit and we took the boat into town to run some errands and rent a golf cart for the week.
We stopped at Wild Mango for lunch where the boys enjoyed giant (delicious) smoothies.
This was our view from the restaurant.
On the drive back to Jamma’s house, we were surprised by the newly-paved road. What a difference concrete makes to a four+ mile commute! There were also many new restaurants and two new small grocery stores along the route. It hardly looked familiar at all!