Since I'm still feeling ok today, I thought I'd write about something more upbeat. Who knows what tomorrow is going to be like since I don't have my meds with me. I've been reliving my honeymoon today. I'm in Toronto at my sister-in-law's place and her daughter (who is two) is really interested in travel. She wants to go to the ocean, see lions, fly on an air plane and see a tropical forest. So my husband and I were showing her pictures from our honeymoon in Belize. I know everyone says their honeymoon was amazing, but wow, ours was just wow. It was the perfect combination of adventure and relaxation.
We were away for two weeks, one week in the Belize jungle (at the Sleeping Giant;
http://www.sleepinggiantbelize.com/) and one week on the beach (Jaguar Reef). The beach was nice and relaxing. It wasn't super crowded, our room was beautiful and the beach was great for walking on. I even went on my first snorkel trip! I want to tell you more about the Sleeping Giant in the jungle though. That was the real wow part of the trip.
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| The Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge in Belize; paradise |
The Sleeping Giant Rainforest Lodge is an all-inclusive boutique resort. We stayed for a week and got all our meals, drinks and three adventure trips in. We were picked up from the airport by the resort and had a nice drive through the countryside. Belize was my first trip to a third world country, so the drive was a little shocking. The towns were very small and the buildings were falling apart. We came to a sign on the road for the resort and turned onto a skinny little dirt road with more sketchy looking buildings. I remember thinking
what have I gotten myself into. We drove a little further down the road and then BAM! Everything changed. The gravel road wasn't scary anymore, the grass and flowers were beautifully manicured and a gorgeous well-kept building loomed up before us. We were in a tropical paradise.
