Days One-Three Mountain Pine Ridge

The airport in Belize was really small compared to our airports. When we finally got to Belize, after 6 hours of being on a plane, we grabbed our bags and got on a bus. Our bus driver and Belizean expert, Trinidad, was very kind. Trinidad put our bags in the back as we got on the bus. Then, Brittany introduced herself. She is originally from Canada and is studying primates. After 3 hours of riding on the bus on a very bumpy road, we finally arrived at Mountain Pine Ridge. There is a great view of the mountain and the food here is awesome. On Thursday, we ate an amazing breakfast then headed off for our hike to the waterfall. It was long and we had to cross very slippery rocks. As we were crossing, Tricia slipped and got her boot wet. Luckily, she was not hurt. Kendal dropped her water bottle in the stream and it started to float away, but Jake grabbed it before it got too far. When we got to he hard part of the rocks, Jake and Jamie stayed behind to help people get across. We hiked up steep ridges and down some hills to get to Big Rock Falls. The waterfall was very beautiful. It is like 80 degrees in Belize and when we got to the falls, it felt nice. Then, we took a shorter walk back. We ate lunch and then had free time. Then we went to Blancaneux Lodge. It is very ecofriendly because it is at the headwater of the river. We toured through the garden and tried some of the herbs. Then, we saw the stables and went into the lobby of Blancaneux. Some people got cokes. We got back and played Mafia. The next day, we went caving in the morning. We went to two caves and one had a very small opening. We sat in the dark for a while just so we could hear the water dripping. Then we went swimming at Rio On Pools. There were natural rockslides that were like waterslide. We came back to Mountain Pine Ridge and played egg drop. We were put in groups and told to use 25 straws and 3 feet of tape to keep an egg from cracking or breaking. There was only 1 group whose didn’t; Stephanie, Jamie and Halle. We played another game where we had to all stand on a line and couldn’t talk. We had to first get in order of birthdays then middle name and finally how many pets you have.

--by Stephanie