Belize day 22 – it’s like riding a bike…

Our flight to Corozal was scheduled for 7:30 am so we were up before the sun. Byron was right on time to pick us up and we were at the airport just before 7. I walked into the 500 square foot terminal and went to the desk to check in. The employee behind the desk politely informed me I was at the wrong desk, the checkin desk was to my left. Now the funny part is I took 2 steps sideways in the small terminal to the check in desk, and the same guy also took 2 steps sideways to work the desk. He acted like he had never seen me before and said, good morning, are you checking in? I suppressed a giggle and gave him the names on our reservation. After we had paid for our flight, he informed us the plane would be delayed because of fog in the area this morning. Since the terminal was approximately 500 square feet and the A/C unit made it feel like it was about 50 degrees in there, we chose to wait it out in baggage claim, which was the picnic table out front. The sun finally poked its head out from behind the clouds and began to burn off the fog about an hour and a half later. Our plane eventually got there and we boarded about 2 hours behind schedule. Mikes broad shoulders almost didn’t make it down the aisle, but he squeezed in somehow. The flight was a little cloudy but we still got some incredible views. We landed 20 minutes later in San Pedro. After collecting our backpacks we headed for the golf cart rental office a few blocks away. We rented a golf cart for a few hours and left our backpacks with the agent for safekeeping while we took a couple of hours to tour the island. We covered a lot of the island both going south and going north. We stopped at a bakery and got a snack since we hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. On the north end we walked out onto the beach to enjoy our treats. It’s hard to even think about what you’re eating when you have views like that. We continued our tour, stopping occasionally to take a closer look at anything that caught our interest. Perhaps Christian and I had already become a little accustomed to the sparkling turquoise water as a fixture in our day, but now we were seeing it new all again through someone’s eyes who had just arrived. After a few hours on the golf car we retuned it and collected our luggage. A quick lunch at an open air beach cafe near the water taxi and we were off. The water taxi was different from the ones we had been on before. This one was more like a 2 level dive boat, we made it on in time to sit up top. The ride to Cay Caulker was beautiful. There are so many different shades of blue in the water here it’s almost unbelievable. We made it to Cay Caulker and found our rental cabin. It’s the cutest little pink cabin in a small group of of 3 cabins (the others are yellow and pink). It has beautiful Belizean hardwood floors, ceiling, cabinets, doors and furniture. There’s a small kitchens and living room, a bedroom and bathroom downstairs, and one loft bedroom. It has a small front porch with Adirondack chairs. I couldn’t have dreamed up a better little cabin. Our first stop was by our friend John’s house, which was only about a block from the cabin we are renting. Kim and Mike got the tour of his beautiful property. Knowing someone living on the island has made our experience here even better. John has been so gracious and kind to help us out with whatever we need and answer every question. After our visit we went to rent bikes. It has been 3 years 11 months and 3 days since I’ve been on a bicycle. And my last experience on a bike was not a pleasant one to say the least. I was feeling a little nervous but the bikes here have higher handlebars so there would no leaning forward and bearing weight through my arm, and it also doesn’t matter that I can’t completely straighten my elbow. Christian was a little hesitant for me to ride a bike here because some of the streets are a little bumpy, but I was really excited to try. We got our bikes and left by the beach bike path to explore to town. It was amazing. Now I remember what I always loved about riding a bike. I felt so alive and energetic! After a little ride, we went to a pier to do a little snorkeling. There were several small barracudas and some tiny yellow and black striped fish like you’d see in an aquarium at home. We returned to our little pink cabin to get ready for dinner. We met John at a local restaurant and had so much fun! Its amazing how easy conversation flows when no one is stressed. We explored the town a little more on our bikes after dinner before calling it a night. Can’t wait to see what adventure tomorrow brings!

Landing on Ambergris Caye
Landing on Ambergris Caye
We picked out our dinner from the catch of the day and they cooked it for us
We picked out our dinner from the catch of the day and they cooked it for us
Getting around by bike
Getting around by bike

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3 years 11 months and 3 days, and it's good to be back on a bike
3 years 11 months and 3 days, and it’s good to be back on a bike
Lunch in San Pedro while we are waiting on the water taxi
Lunch in San Pedro while we are waiting on the water taxi
Picnic tables on the beach at the North end or ambergris caye
Picnic tables on the beach at the North end or ambergris caye
Water Taxi to Caye Caulker
Water Taxi to Caye Caulker
The only problem with he loft was he steep ladder
The only problem with he loft was he steep ladder
High wood ceilings in our cabin
High wood ceilings in our cabin
Loft in our cabin
Loft in our cabin
Our little pink cabin
Our little pink cabin
Tropic Air terminal in Corozal
Tropic Air terminal in Corozal
Fogged in at the Corozal airport
Fogged in at the Corozal airport

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