A Happy Accident

May 2013

We decided to celebrate our 15th Anniversary with a little adventure so we packed up and headed off to Belize!
We arrived late afternoon in Belize City airport, the thick air smacking us in the face as we walked off the plane onto the only runway. Our flight was filled with cliches of all kinds: lovey dovey newlyweds with bright, new, shiny rings glittering on their fingers; cell phone toting executives with perfectly coifed wives sporting pressed resort wear; small groups of young co-eds in daisy dukes, bikini tops and wife beaters, and as we made our way to Tropic Air gate 6 we watched all of them get whisked away. Meanwhile we sat on the wooden benches in an empty terminal and wondered....can this be right? Where is everyone going and why are we not going with them?

Waiting in an empty terminal

 We got our answer soon enough.

Soon it was time for us to board our flight. We squeezed into a small single engine prop plane and soon we were experiencing some of the most incredible views of our lives! The plane took off from Belize City airport wavering into the sky as it carried us to the southernmost city in Belize, Punta Gorda. On the way we made several stops for mail and a few passengers here and there. The multiple take off and landings were part of the amazing experience; my stomach lurched as we teetered toward small dirt landing strips on the edge of the Caribbean. The views of the small villages that occupy the coast were beautiful. On one side of the plane the sun was rushing toward the hills of Guatemala and on the other side of the plane land and water mixed in various formations creating beautiful art on the ground. I pressed my face up against the glass and I could barely tear myself away. We had booked the plane (despite the cost) merely out of expediency and convenience as we had already been traveling 10 hours that day and wanted to arrive in PG as quickly as possible. Therefore, the awesomeness of the flight was just a happy accident!!

the land and sea creating art outside of the window

our view from directly behind the pilot

sunset

I haven't been in a plane like this since high school

I believe we were taking off from Dangriga

Let the adventure begin!