Day 0ne: March 21, 2012

So beautiful!

View from local plane, the ocean is so blue!.

WOW! What a crazy day!! I have been on an domestic flight, international flight, and a local puddle jumper.  On the flight from Atlanta to Belize Jessica and I met an awesome lady flying back home to Belize from New York, and she told us all about Belize, from a local's perspective.  She told us that "if we didnt go to Wet Willies we didnt go anywhere", but I am pretty sure Wet Willies is not somewhere I need to be haha!  We talked to her for the full 3 hour flight, and that got us so pumped to get here.  We landed and got off the plane from stairs letting us feel the Belizean sun immediately.  The weather is HOT but the breeze off the ocean makes it bearable.  Once we got to the island of San Pedro, we were put on taxis and our driver was so funny.  He looked at us and said "rock and roll" and took off like a lightening bolt.  I quickly realized that the main mode of transportation is golf cart, and that everyone has the right of way... pedestrians,golf carts, cars, taxis, bikers and even the stray dogs, so you have to be really aware of the road.
We pulled up to Pedro's Inn and was greeted by Peter, the owner, and got our keys.  Jessica and I took our bags to our room and got settled in.  We were all STARVING so Dr. C took us to a local restaurant called Estel's where I had a fish burrito.  It was so good! Everything about it was fresh and authentic.  With full bellies we walked back to Pedro's and put on our bathing suits and hit the pool.  We were too exhausted to travel much further. We finally were able to sit and relax and spend some time getting to know each other. 

Pedro's Inn aka Home Sweet Home

Our stomachs started growling again so we got dressed and headed to town.  We went to a place that the Consulate suggested and had the most delicious shrimp burritos.  We also tried papusas (spelling is questionable) which I would describe as corn pancakes that were filled with all sorts of goodies, we had one with beans and cheese.  The local food is AMAZING! 

Yummy! Shrimp burrito with coconut milk

After dinner we all came back to Pedro's and took showers and passed out.  What a great start to the most amazing experience of my life.