The kids and adults were excited to have one day set aside to explore the sites in Belize and get some well deserved rest. After breakfast at the El Reyes (The King) Hotel, we boarded an air conditioned bus to go tubing and caving exploring at Cave Branch (in the Nocoche'en Ecological Reserve). It was about an hour and a half bus ride to get to the park.
Upon arrival we were all given life jackets and an inner tube.
Our group had to hike 45 minutes into the jungle to get to the place where we embarked on our water journey.
Talk about an "unBelizeable" time together as a group - wow! Each of us was given a head-lamp that would help us in the dark caves. As a group we started floating down the pristine water-ways, praising God for His awesome handiwork, We navigated our way through limestone caverns, sometimes only being able to see a few feet in front of us. We saw stalagmites, stalactites and natural salt formations. Fortunately we did not see any bats!
At the half way point in our journey, we were able to get out of our tube and walk around in the caves. There was a large rock from which our team members took the opportunity to jump into the water and swim for a bit. Then we plunged back into the waters in our inner tubes and floated the second half of our journey under the jungle canopy.
After our relaxing day in the water, we had an awesome lunch prepared by our tour guides: bottled coke, water, water-melon, home-made salsa and chips, chicken fajitas, beans and everyone's favorite, chocolate chip banana bread. Can you say "yummo"?!
After heading back to our hotel to clean up, Pastor Lee brought by a tarantula for the team to enjoy! Pastor Lee poses with a small tarantula that he found in his yard:
Our special evening out dinner was at a restaurant called "Ketchup."
For the evening our team went over to "Destiny House" which is a hang-out for Christian youth. It is kinda like a coffee-house with load music. There were probably 50-75 Belize youth that showed up just to hang out with one another. Some of the kids are even on a local TV show called "SWAG," where up and coming Christian artists can showcase their music.
Everyone had an awesome "free" day and are well rested and ready to complete our God assignments over our last two days in Belmopan.
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