Tag Archives: Belize
Fiascoes in Paradise
The semester ended on December 13, but we remained on the ship to work in the library and the lab during a three week Enrichment Voyage through the Panama Canal. The Latin American itinerary is nearly identical to the voyage we did in 2009, so we spent lots of time reuniting with old friends from […]
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Also tagged beach, Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama Canal, Roatán, SaS, Semester at Sea
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Open Source JSON Can’t Compare to Three-legged Belizean Monkeys
Poor, neglected blog. Normal life as an Indianapolis software developer just isn’t as exciting to write or read about as three-legged dog-riding monkeys in Belize. Be that as it may, I do have a little something to share with the world today…and hopefully we’ll have more entertaining travel stories in the near future. Geek Post […]
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Also tagged java, json, opensource, programming, software, webdev
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Totally Tubular
Back in Belize for a second visit, we hired a cab to travel up into the jungle and go cave tubing (floating down a jungle stream and through a number of large caves on inner tubes). The trek through the jungle to get to the start point for the tubing inspired us to make an […]
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Also tagged animals, cave tubing, monkey, SaS, Semester at Sea
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Lamanai Archaeological Reserve
I’m trying to find time aboard this fun and busy ship to write about Guatemala and Honduras, but in the meantime here are a few more photos from our trip to the Mayan ruins at Lamanai in Belize.
Love Me Tender
Belize is surrounded by beautiful corral reefs teeming with marine life. This means that sailing into the port and right up to a dock is impossible for cruise ships like the MV Explorer, and we passengers must tender a ride to shore. Loading onto the tender boats can be a little bit hairy for some […]