Inland

Traveling inland was quite an adventure. We woke up at around 5:45 Monday morning to get ready and get to the ferry. We rode on the ferry for about 90 minutes with all of our luggage to get to Belize City. From Belize City we split into three groups to take taxis to the bus station. We caught the bus from Belize City to the Zoo which also took about 90 minutes. We had a good time walking around the zoo and seeing all of the Belizean animals. We saw jaguars, howler monkeys, and tapirs the national animal of Belize. We went in groups so that some of us could sit with all of the bags so we didn't have to carry them around the whole day. After the zoo we waited for a good hour for our bus and then we rode for another 90 minutes to get to San Ignacio. Once we got into San Ignacio we stopped to get some lunch before we made it to the hotel. Our hotel was amazing! It was beautiful and we had running clean water, power, air conditioning, and a t.v. in our rooms. There was an awesome pool and a bar and restaurant. It was a nice little getaway and we felt like royalty for a few days. In San Ignacio we went to Tikal the Mayan Ruins and we also went spelunking in the cave. The cave tour was my favorite and it was absolutely amazing!! I was a little afraid but so proud of myself for getting through it and enjoying it so much. It has been an amazing experience and I am so glad that I was able to do this. I feel lucky to be here and be a part of this group.