Today we went to the ATM cave. We went for a short hike through the jungle before getting to the cave. The cave from the outside was beautiful and nothing like I have ever seen before. The water was so blue! We went into the cave and we swam and walked. The water was cold but it felt very nice. It was so beautiful inside the cave. I can't even describe how beautiful it was! We climbed to a dry chamber in the cave and there were many pots and skeletons from the Mayan sacrifices that happened in the cave. The coolest part was everything was laying right where it was found. They did not move anything from its original placement. I really enjoyed going into the cave! It was so incredible. We were not allowed to take pictures in the cave because someone, a while ago, dropped their camera and broke one of the skeleton's skull. Since then, cameras have been banned in the cave. There are many awesome pictures of the cave online. This was probably my favorite day on the trip. It was so amazing!
Today we went to the San Ignacio market place to do health care testing. We took people's height, weight, heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar. It was really nice interacting with the people and testing them. They were all so excited about getting tested and we're happy we were there. It was such a rewarding and great experience. I was shocked to see how high some of the blood pressure and blood sugar levels were. I really hope they take the advice we gave them so they can live a healthier lifestyle. We also took breaks and walked around the market. There were so many interesting things to look at! After working with the health testing, we went to lunch. We went to a bubble tea place and I got a mango shush with a spice added because the worker said it was really good but it was disgusting! It was really spicy and it had a strange flavor. Since that failed, we went to a restaurant and I ordered a salad and carrot cake for desert. It was so delicious! After lunch we went back to the Log Cabinn and I got in the pool. It felt so nice after being outside for so long! After that, we went to another Mayan ruin. This wasn't as tall as the one yesterday but there were more ruins to look at. I got some cute pics too! I am having trouble posting pictures on my blog so I am trying to post them on Facebook. It's strange, the wifi is fine for watching tv and texting but is awful for blogging! After the ruins, we went back to Log Cabinn and I rested and watched tv before dinnerr. The food was really good for dinner. It was beef stew with mashed potatoes and salad. With dinner, there was fresh pineapple juice that was amazing! Tomorrow is going to be a long, hard, day. We will be building the road for an orphanage from about 8 to 5. We'll see how that goes. Today we woke up and had a delicious breakfast. We had eggs, sausage, banana pancakes, and fresh fruit. The best part was the orange juice. It was so fresh and delicious! Then we went into the city of San Ignacio where we went on a scavenger hunt for different places around town. We met many nice people especially one person named Feliz. Feliz had such a nice view on life and had a great relationship with God so it was amazing hearing him talk. After finding all the places, we went to an ice cream shop. I had papaya ice cream in a homemade waffle cone. Then we walked around more before going to lunch. I split a cheese quesadilla and it was huge! Four people could've split it and been full. After lunch, we went to the Xunantunich ruins. It was amazing! It was very windy at the top which felt nice after being in the hot sun all day. It was really high up and scary, but it was amazing because we could see everything! Well not everything, but we could see Guatamala! There were shops near the ruins and I bought some suvineers. Then we went to the pool and ate dinner. We had chicken kabobs, rice, and veggies with fresh watermelon juice. It's been a long day and I can't wait for bed! Tomorrow we will be doing healthcare testing in the market place. Can't wait! Today we got up early and went to the airport. I was very excited about the flight because I haven't flown in so long and I had a window seat! I was hoping I could watch movies on the flight, but they didn't have any on the plane. Good thing it was only a 3 hour flight. When we flew over Belize, there wasn't much on the ground to look at. It was mostly trees despite a few roads and towns here and there. It was very different from flying over the U.S. where there's buildings and towns everywhere. We had to fly around Belize a few times because the airport was crowded, but I was able to get a few really good pictures. Then we landed in Belize City and the airport there was really small. We drove in the car for about 45 minutes then we stopped for lunch at a restaurant in the middle of nowhere. The food was delicious! I had a chicken burrito. Then we stopped at Hot Mama's Hot Sauce Factory. We weren't able to take a tour because it was closed but we were able to buy hot sauce.i was able to sample some hot sauce and it was very good! I also sampled some jalapeño chocolate but I didn't buy any because I didn't want it to melt. Then we drove through San Ignacio on the way to the Log Cabinn. I unpacked and jumped in the pool. Then we ate dinner, we had very good chicken fajitas. I can't wait for the rest of my time in Belize! |