Coastal Vacation Time!

The rest of our trip was spent in Hopkins.  We stayed at a resort and fully enjoyed their amenities and relaxation opportunities.

We ate at little restaurants where some version of rice, beans and stew meat were the main thing on the menu.

We had ice cream almost every day.

We did have one adventure day!  We went out to the reefs and snorkeled with the fish.  Unfortunately, it started pouring rain on the 45 minute boat ride out to the reef.  The water was warm and wonderful but it sucked to not be able to get dry in the rain.  Will had the most fun but the rest of us were done after the second stop.  We asked to be taken back to the hotel early.  It was amazing to see the different fish and swim in the crystal clear water.  On the boat ride back we were all shivering but happy to have had the experience.

Of course we got lots of swimming in the ocean time done on the beach right outside our hotel door.

We took the hotel bikes out on a ride down a long dirt road.  We passed beautiful homes on acres and acres of land.  Many were for sale, probably a few that were air bibs that they couldn't rent out during COVID.  The different plants were a wonder to see.  We biked along a marsh.  Colter kept loosing his flip flops.  In a most unfortunate event, he lost his flip flop and then lost control of his bike going over the edge of the road and into the marsh.  It was tragic.  

He got back on his bike and made his way back to the hotel.  Once again, memories were made.

More food.

Family game night with popcorn and candy.

Learning to sail with the Capitan.

And our last night was pizza night at a place with African drumming.  Apparently, Hopkins was one of the first places in the Caribbean to create a place where black people were free and not slaves.  It was called Free Town.  One particular tribe of African people made up the majority of the citizens in Free Town.  Today there is a strong influence from this tribe in Hopkins, including this form of drumming.

 We fully enjoyed every second of our time in Belize and we have the bug bites around our ankles to prove it.