Paul and I where lucky enough to spend our honeymoon in the beautiful Central American country of Belize - the only Central American country whose official language is English (thanks to its status as a member of the Commonwealth... until it gained independence in 1981 it was British Honduras). It was pure bliss!
The first half of the trip was spent at Chaa Creek Lodge, deep in the rain forest of the Cayo district. The lodge itself was breathtakingly beautiful and the relaxing setting allowed us lots of time to recharge our depleted batteries....
however Paul and I are never satisfied relaxing for too long and so it also provided the perfect starting off point for many of the activities in the area. During our 5 days we found the time to river cave tube through Caves Branch River, go spelunking Actun Tunichil Muknal (or the Cave of the Crystal Maiden), and head 5 minutes down the road to cross the Western border of the country into Guatemala to visit the Mayan site of Tikal.
Getting ready to hit the crystal clear, though cold water at Caves Branch
Caving at ATM
The second part of our trip took us to a gorgeous little beach resort called Matachica on the Caribbean coast 6 miles from the town of San Pedro by water taxi.
Matachica Beach Resort from their jetty
It was a complete juxtaposition from the jungle which was an amazing change of pace - it felt as if we had travelled to another country!! Being isolated at Matachica allowed us plenty of time to sit back and relax on the sand with an umbrella over our heads, the warm azure water at our feet, a cocktail in one hand and a book in the other - BUT more importantly it also provided the opportunity for me to test out my new scuba gear at some of the best dive sites in the world!! (But more on that in a later post)
Needless to say neither of us where ready to leave when eventually our time came to an end and we're both in the process of trying to figure out how we can manage another trip back to Belize before the end of our time in the States - after all who wouldn't want to return to Paradise once they'd found it?!?!?! Best honeymoon ever!!!
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