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Our First Trip Home – From Mexico to Kentucky

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It was a long 38 hours on the road! We could not afford five plane tickets, so we drove 2000 miles from Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico to Springfield, Kentucky, USA. We bought a tent at Costco before we left and we planned to spend at least two nights camping on our road trip. We were making […]

Tikal, Guatemala – Our Last Maya Adventure

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Tikal was our last Maya adventure during our Belize travels. We crossed the Belize border into Guatemala without trouble and the roads were safe and fairly maintained. We drove along Lake Peten Itza and I wish we had time to swim. The water was calling my name! At Tikal we saw pretty yellow birds, Spider […]

Traveling Home from Belize to Mexico

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I cannot express the happiness I felt when we crossed the border into Mexico last night! Brad felt the same way. I guess we can officially say that Morelia, Mexico is our home now, because that is where our heart is. I don’t know if we will live there permanently but we are definitely comfortable […]

Palencia, Belize

  We spent some time in Palencia, Belize. It’s a two and a half hour drive from San Ignacio. We traveled via the Hummingbird Highway and the Southern Highway. There are many sights to see on the way. Colorful schools, fancy homes, and banana farms. The sun was hiding when we hit the beach. Seagulls […]

Caracol and Rio On Pools, Cayo Belize

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Another day, another pyramid! We drove three hours one way from San Ignacio to visit the Maya ruins of Caracol. It was a very slow and bumpy ride, but in the end it was worth the trip. In it’s prime, Caracol was the home to more then 140,000 Mayas. Those little tiny figures in the […]

Home Sweet Home, San Ignacio Belize

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This has been our home for the month of April 2014. The views from our deck are beautiful and we have spent most of our time here. The kids loved the hammock until it fell apart due to wear. We eat every meal on the picnic table. Whenever the sun is shining there are Iguanas […]