TIP #13: Whenever traveling, always keep at least $100 American cash tucked away. This is just something Kim had wished she told us earlier. For now, we are all out of money and stuck in paradise.
Frankly, I'm okay with this. :)
Of course, considering all the adventuring we've been doing in Belize on San Pedro, we haven't really been keeping up to date with the news very well. Therefor, when our first group came to the airport today, we were all a little surprised to find that all flights to our next airport in Miami have been cancelled. Of course I'm missing more classes and rehearsal and I miss all my friends and family. Of course I'm out of cash, out of nice smelling clothes, and out of Aloe Vera. But you must remember folks, TIP #14: When traveling, shit is bound to happen. You can try and prepare all that you can, but really, in the end, you just have to use the resources you have, go with the flow, and do what you can to stay safe. Kim talked to bunches of people in the airport today. We were nervous we'd either have to take another (sickening) water taxi back to another island for the night or would have to stay in (REALLY SKETCHY) Belize City. But thanks to Kim's chatter box, we are now all sitting outside a BEAUTIFUL resort for a half priced missionary discount. Thank you, God.
Tomorrow, we'll take a flight to Dallas and stay there for the night. Then, we'll take a flight directly to Sioux Falls on Wednesday. The other half of our group is on their way home.
When it warms up in South Dakota, I may just walk around barefoot as much as I possibly can. It saves your feet from rotting when you're old, after all.
I also decided that I like the mainland of Belize better then San Pedro. The island was just so small and there were more buildings then trees. That's always a bad sign. I feel like I'm in the jungle of Africa. If there are jungles in Africa. There are, right? I hope so. I want to see them some day.
This resort is in the middle of no where. To get here, we drove through the "rural country" of Belize. It was fabulous. All the stores on the side of the road were just simple stands, all the houses were simple houses on stilts, there were trees everywhere, everyone looked happy, and it was actually very clean. I could totally live there. The beach and the ocean, though I know they definitely aren't, just feel so empty sometimes. Looking off into the distant horizon is just a little sad for me. My element must be land. I feel like this is a good thing to know about myself.
I love that you still use Debzilla. Also major jealous of where you are.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great pic of you Debbi! I think Tip #14 can be applied to Life in general. Now that you're kind of back in civilization, do you need any money wired to you for the last leg of your journey?
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ReplyDeleteIf you wear these shoes you don't have to be barefoot!
I agree , Matt. And no, Kim wants to keep adding to my bill for her. :P But thank you so much for keeping up and looking out for me bro!
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Those shoes are probably the most ridiculous things I have seen in my whole life. I'm totally gonna try on a pair and see if they're adventure worthy. A bunch of us left our shoes behind for the soccer team, so I do need some new ones anyway....