Saturday, July 21, 2012

Adventures in Belize and Costa Rica P.1


The following will be blogs that we were required to send in to HQ periodically throughout the trip. I'll add in commentary and pictures as necessary. I'll do it in a couple of sessions so that you're not overwhelmed with fresh blog material.
We’re really excited that our trip is finally here! We just landed in Belize on a small 13 passenger airplane which had an awesome view of the Belizean coastline.. a few people even got to sit next to the pilot!  Once we arrived in Placencia, we settled into our small cabins along the beach and enjoyed our hammocks beachside. 
We’ve played lots of group games on the beach and have learned more about where everyone’s from by playing a game of ‘Map’.  We’ve had a chance to sample a lot of local fruit and it is SPECTACULAR… we had the sweetest pineapple we’ve ever tasted today at lunch!  This afternoon we did our grocery shop and we are soon heading to the sailboats where we will prepare to set sail tomorrow morning.  We are all excited for our first overnight on the boats!
We asked everyone… What are you most excited about???
Caroline L: Scuba diving
Claire: Going sailing and seeing fish while SCUBA diving
Jenna: Sailing and SCUBA diving
Zack: Meeting the locals
Peter: Learning how to sail and fishing
Abby: SCUBA diving
Ben: Costa Rica!
Conor H: SCUBA diving
Connor O: Excited to see all the nature in Costa Rica
Hailey: Sailing
Katie: Getting my Advanced SCUBA certification and seeing the jungle in Costa Rica
Jenna B: Going on an overnight sailing trip and surfing
Jaime: Surf camp and sailing
Caroline C: Sailing and surfing
Becca (leader): Living on our own island
Sam (leader): Learning to surf

 The group of students at our first lodging in Placencia, BZ. 

View from the Beach in Placencia

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