Monday morning
SEArious Adventures picked us up by speed boat at "our" pier a few hundred feet from the beach house. After 1 1/2 hours we made it to the mainland. The "Faith" bus was waiting for us and we proceeded on land for another hour to the New River. Once on the water again, a detour took us past an island with a lone spider monkey resting high in the trees (rumor has it that another boatload of tourists took the other monkey back to their cruise ship.) Dani donated her fruit and nut granola bar which the monkey literally took from her hands.
We arrived at
Lamanai just in time for a traditional Belizean lunch of
chicken, beans and rice, plantains and a Coca-Cola. It was a warm, sticky day in
the jungle and we felt like we were transported back in time, half
expecting to find a Mayan waiting around each bend or greeting us at the
top of the temple.
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| High Temple |
There are several large temples at Lamanai and I made it half way up
the top of the High Temple - Dani reached the top for the unobstructed
view of the jungle tree tops.
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| Me at the halfway point of the High Temple. |
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| The Mask Temple |
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