Our class adventure begins today...our fifteen students arrived in Belize, and I was quite amazed at how smooth it was. Fifteen students traveling from a few different destinations (mostly Denver) all to Belize. It helped that there were only two major U.S. airlines flying into Belize City and that their scheduled arrivals were within 6 minutes of one another. We quickly packed up all of our luggage and packed 9 people into each van (I'm not sure which was the tighter fit, the luggage or the people). We managed to make it to Jaguar Creek, our home in the rainforest for the next week, in a little under two hours. Our hosts had a wonderful, traditional Belizean meal ready for us: grilled chicken, rice and beans, and fried plantains with pineapple or papaya juice to drink.
It was already dark when we arrived, so we did not get a chance to see much of our surroundings. I believe it's a full moon tonight, although my son Will would be quick to point out...
Sorry, have to take a pause here. It just started raining, the sound of rain pouring down suddenly in the rainforest...it's an amazing sound, so natural, so right, perfect.
...Will would be quick to point out that the moon is technically never "full". So, it's a bit brighter out than it might be otherwise, but the splendor of the rainforest is still under dark cover until the morning. We were told that the full moon promises to bring out the howler monkeys more so than normal. For a sample of what we're in store for in the EARLY a.m., check out this link for a sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV22Ua3zwN4.
I need to get some sleep, so I can be wide awake to hear the sounds of the howler monkeys...I'm putting my headlamp on and walking to my cabana.
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