Friday, April 25, 2008

April Showers?

We didn't have many but we did have a couple of drizzles. That's more than the usual Belizean April gets. What else happened in April? Here it is:
The worst hike I've taken since we got here. The hike to Ben's Bluff. It's no harder than any of the others we've done and easier than many. The problem is that a lot of the hike is in the sun. And, of course, we hiked it in the afternoon. The reward is the view. You can see the entire cockscomb basin. Truly amazing.



Yet another trip to the zoo. We know the zoo very, very well. We have been visiting Junior (the jaguar) for a year now at regular intervals. He is growing up and changing. When we first started seeing him, he was five months old and his favorite toy was his red ball. Now he has developed a love of water bottles. They aren't safe for him so we didn't give him ours but he sure tried to convince the kids it was OK. Made for some great pictures with the kids and Junior separated by about 12 inches .... and a fence.
This month my 'other' daughter, Adrianne's best friend Courtney, came to visit. It was fun to have her and we spent some time at the ruins at Cahal Peche.





Then we got to go to Five Sisters with our 'adopted' kids Todd and Ashli. The scenery was beyond gorgeous!








This is the highest waterfall in Central America. The 1600 foot falls. This is the first falls in Belize that we have visited but couldn't get to or swim in.













Well, that's it. I feel like these month ends are getting a little repetitious and boring but, hopefully, next month will be better. Our next adventure is a weekend in Mexico. Explain to me again, after taking one last look at these pictures, how it is that I want to go back to living in Sherwood Park?

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