January 28, 2011

part 2.

As promised, here are more pictures from my trip to Belize..

Harold and I drank a lot of this on the trip. I heart fanta. don't ya wanta?

our hotel made this awesome floral arrangement while we were away..I thought it was such a clever tropical creation- especially with the conk shell being used.  

our hotel had canoes you could take out and it's own little private dock.

the boys
the gals


 Harold and Celisa admiring "supper" - fresh lobster



One night we went to a reggae club and we were the first ones there and had the whole dance floor to ourselves.  It was hilarious and we had a great time dancing the night away with a fluorescent pole..

  
Turns out Trent is quite flexible 

 


pole dancers.. kidding! it was just fun and games, guys

a couple of the places that we went to had swings for chairs- including the reggae place.  Such a fun idea I thought.

Celisa got some braids thinking it was only 5 belize dollars (like $2), turns out it was $5 USD

The rest of us joined, although we could have easily done 2 french braids ourselves for free ninety-nine. oh well. the ladies were nice and fun to talk to.

Annie opted out for the french braids and got what is called "around the world" braid.  I think there was a miscommunication because I don't think this is what Annie was planning on. Regardless this hairstyle was hilarious and out of her face- not to mention she got her 5 US dollars worth, win-win.
We left the island and went inland Belize to San Ignacio. We got a local tip from one of our braiders about a cool natural waterfall/pool hangout that the locals go to that is free.  We jumped on the idea and landed in this beautiful oasis:

Investigating the water depth (it's also a bit higher from the water than you think)

Harold may look unsure here but he jumped in too

I feel like we look photoshopped into this background- but no joke guys, it's real.

the falls were located outside of town so we got dropped off by a guy and was told to meet him back in an hour or so along side the main road. some were a bit worried he wouldn't come get us but he most definitely did. great guy!

best buds
our view in San Ignacio at our hotel. take me back.

Well that's a wrap, folks.  Only one more batch of pictures left and that is of our little excursion to see the ruins in Tikal, Guatemala.. stay tuned!

4 comments:

Kat said...

super super fun!! Looks like a great time!

adam and jess said...

i loved this trip. can we go back please? or at least start planning our next adventure. we need to get some sweet game night going here soon

Cason and Marie said...

This looks dreamy!! So fun kell! I'm very jealous.

Christy said...

I'm definitely adopting that Around the World french braid style. You'll see me wearing that one to church on Sunday. Every Sunday.