First few days in Belize

Day 1:

View from the Puddle Jumper

Bailey and I started bright and early in the Charlotte airport! I was super nervous for the day considering I have never really flown before and was going to have to fly not once, but 3 times! I successfully completed all 3 flights without having to be searched or anything at customs. I now consider myself a professional flier since I took a domestic, an international and a local puddle jumper flight all in one day! The puddle jumper one was by far my favorite! We took this little plane to get from Belize City to San Pedro and the views were absolutely amazing; however, it was a little scary when we landed in San Pedro and the air strip turned into sand. The best part about the international flight into Belize City was that when we landed, we got off of the plane and stepped right into the fresh air of Belize!!!! On the plane ride there, Bailey and I sat next to a lady from Belize and she filled us in on a lot of cool local spots in San Pedro.
After lots of traveling, we finally got to Pedro's Inn, where we will be staying for the next 5 weeks. We immediately put our stuff down and hurried off to get lunch since we were all starving! We went to eat at this place called Estelle's which was right on the beach and I had amazing steak tacos. We spent the rest of the afternoon exploring and hanging out by the pool.
Dr. Paul, the consulate of Belize, recommended we try shrimp burritos at this local place in San Pedro so we went there for dinner! I got the Coconut Cream Shrimp Burrito and it was delicious! I can definitely tell where the most of my money will be spent the next few weeks. After dinner, we were all exhausted and got to sleep early.

Coconut Cream Shrimp Burrito!

Day 2-
Woke up early and went to the local grocery store to try to get some water! It is soooo hot during the day so I wanted to make sure to stay hydrated! Unfortunately, there was no other way to get the 5 gallon jug of water back to our hostel except to carry it and boy was it heavy! The one thing I've wanted to do ever since we got here was swim in the Caribbean and so I set out on a mission to do that today. It is the most beautiful teal color I have ever seen. A bunch of us went and hung out on a dock and went swimming in the ocean which was awesome since you can see all of the way down to the ground. The water was extremely clear so it was easy to see all of the fishies beneath us. We got our bicycles today which was super exciting and nerve racking at the same time. Clearly there are not too many laws as far as driving goes around here so it really is just every man/woman for him/herself. A lot of people drive golf carts around and the roads are really hectic. There are also a million stray dogs around here! If only I could find a goldendoodle to take home with me :) Hmm maybe one day. Tomorrow we are going to see all of the schools which will be super exciting as well! For lunch we wanted to find a cheaper place to eat since we have been eating all meals at pretty touristy spots. We went into town a little bit and found this little stand which had the freshest watermelon juice for 50 cents or 1 Belizean dollar. The money situation has been pretty confusing since everything here is in Belizean money so when you pay in american dollars, they give you your change in Belizean dollars. This is definitely a test of my mathematics skills!
The internet situation is a little touch and go, but I will try to post again soon!