Belize day 23 – Jungle bikers

Today would be the only full day with Kim and Mike to see the island. It was hard to know where to start, there is so much here to see and do. The weather was perfect in the morning with just a touch of coolness, so we decided to start the day with a long bicycle ride to see the island after breakfast at Glenda’s. John had told us about a bike trail near the beach that goes around the perimeter of the island so we figured that would be a good place to start. There were certainly beautiful views the whole way. Some of the trail was right on the beach with the water literally only a few feet away. But then other parts ventured 50 – 100 feet inland and were cut through dense forest. We joked about this being the closest we would ever come to actually biking through a jungle. We made it down the bottom half of the island and around the southern tip when we began to encounter water. At first it was just a few puddles, but then we got to a point where we couldn’t see any more dry land. We decided we had reached our limit on adventure as far as this trail was concerned. On the way home, we stopped to see the tiny Caye Caulker airport and Christian and Mike stood at the end of a runway to watch the plane go right overhead (I think there’s some little boy in all men). We returned to the cabin to change and headed to the split for some snorkeling, swimming, and just relaxing. We were not the only ones with that idea but we found a place to squeeze onto the pier. We snorkeled over a spot some bridge rubble had been sunk to make a sort of artificial reef. I don’t expect too much from snorkeling around a pier, but we were surprised to see a lion fish, a starfish, and a good number of various tropical fish. Most of all we were just enjoying the water and the sun. Lunch took Kim and I to Errolyn’s house of fry jacks and the guys to a street side grill where they were grilling fresh lobster and shrimp. We also made our way to the dive shop to check in for the next days dive. After lunch we decided to go relax on the pier under the palapa. Dinner took us to town to Cubana. They slow roast a pig in a pit right on main street all day to attract the diners, and it works,at least for us. After dinner we visited shops and the ice cream stand. The day had been perfect, the weather and the company. We were all so excited about our dive tomorrow! Since we had to be at the dive shop by 5:15 am we turned in early. Even relaxing days with no particular plan here are days in paradise with no particular plan.

Jungle bikers
Jungle bikers
Pier on the south end of the island
Pier on the south end of the island
South end of the island
South end of the island
Wall made entirely of conch shells
Wall made entirely of conch shells
Beach biking
Beach biking
Glenda's for breakfast
Glenda’s for breakfast
Bike path on the beach
Bike path on the beach
Beginning to like lunchtime picnics on the beach
Beginning to like lunchtime picnics on the beach
Swimming at the split
Swimming at the split

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Snorkeling at the split
Snorkeling at the split
Funky little boat at the split
Funky little boat at the split
Watching planes takeoff at the Caye Caulker airport
Watching planes takeoff at the Caye Caulker airport
Water break in town
Water break in town
Getting ice cream after dinner
Getting ice cream after dinner
Ice cream in the swings
Ice cream in the swings

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