We have arrived!

This was our airplane from Belize City to Punta Gorda, via Placencia!

Saturday April 26, 2014

Welcome to Belize!

Early morning wakeup call at 3am!  Yikes, the night zipped by quickly.  Jackie and I could not stop yakking on the drive from Ocean Shores, through dinner, and back at the hotel.  Finally used some duct tape to keep our mouths shut so we could catch a few winks!

The view from the Cessna

We flew to Dallas/Ft. Worth, met a couple of other team members: Beth and her daughter, Delaney.  Next stop Belize City.  Then the puddle jumper Cessna plane to Placencia.  We sat on the plane expecting it to just continue on to Punta Gorda, but turns out we had to get off and get on another little plane!  We had a good time chatting with the pilot.

The airport terminal in Punta Gorda!

We were met at the “terminal” in PG and wisked off to the Blue Belize where we will be staying for the next week.  Met the rest of the team, some folks that we have met before and many new faces.  It is Saturday night, the sun set about 6:30 and the little town seems to have shut down.  We went to the tiny local market to get a few snacks then wandered down “Main Street” and had a simple dinner.  Jackie and I had a nice chat with the owner, Tiffany, of the little restaurant and a local fellow, Ronald, that plays and teaches local drumming.  We are planning to listen to him play on Friday night!

Some fun activities planned for tomorrow!