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Caption: a trip by sea, air and land B E LI Z E
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Caption: Our trip began in the air, flying over the Belize barrier reef to our hotel on a small island at the edge of the reef!
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Caption: As it is a secluded island nearly 35 miles off the shore, all the power must come from renewables. They chose solar!
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Caption: Because it is in the middle of the ocean, sunsets were on point ๐
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Caption: First full day of adventures starting off right with a sunrise timelapse!
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Caption: Off to do my first scuba dive with the team in the crystal clear, warm water!
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Caption: 100% hooked on scuba. Breathing underwater is such an incredible experience!!! ๐
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Caption: Also did some epic snorkeling! This was one of my favorite shots.
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Caption: Second order of business: island scouting via ๐
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Caption: Arriving on a local island where weโd catch a boat to go explore. Population: 6
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Caption: Seems like this would be a nice spot to set up camp. Coconuts are plentiful, so what else do you need!
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Caption: After several days spent in the Belizean waters, it was time to head to the ๐
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Caption: Crazy seeing these mangroves on approach to land!
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Caption: On board our plane to the mountains to round out our ๐ to ๐ฃโโ๏ธ to โ๏ธ transfer for the day
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Caption: Conditions made sitting in the cockpit a bit spicy on this flight! Thank god for GPS and radar haha
Video of Blancaneaux Lodge Airstrip
Caption: Easily the best plane side option Iโve ever been presented with ๐
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Caption: Arriving at Francis Ford Coppolaโs hotel in the jungle! FFC directed The Godfather!
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Caption: Room was cool, itโs open air, so no AC/heat, but best of all, no single use plastics of any kind at the whole resort. And...thereโs a shellphone, which is dope.
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Caption: Look who decided to show up! Our airborne friend for a jaunt deep into the jungle!
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Caption: The caracol pyramid complex! Visited by less than 2000 tourists in 2019 (Iโm sure quite a few less in 2020 fml), this site is one of the best preserved, least visited Mayan pyramid sites in the world. After a quick cruise over the jungle, we saw this...๐
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Caption: As we were a group of 5 plus our guide, we were the only people here, which was...extremely special!
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Caption: From the top we listened to the howler monkeys and looked out over the jungle!
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Caption: Groundskeepers were enjoying a break on the top ๐
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Caption: Back at the hotel for a night of rest before an early morning departure on...
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Caption: ...a horse drawn carriage! Hope you enjoyed my crazy experience in Belize. I think itโs one of the most underrated places in Central America, maybe even the world. I will be back soon!
