Linden is the man!
In the morning, we got picked up around 6:00 A.M on a speedboat and went straight to the airport where we were served a delicious breakfast of Johnnycakes. Then, we flew to the mainland, where we were picked up by our tour guide Linden. We went to the Mayan ruin called Altun Ha, which was about a 40~50 minute drive. During that drive, Linden explained things about the Mayan Culture and told us about why the pyramids were set up the way they were. When we got to the ruin, no one else was there, because we beat the crowd. We had the opportunity to climb on top of two separate pyramid. And Linden even spotted a toucan, which was very cool to see. Then we went cave tubing, which was another drive of a similar length. Once we got there, there was an about 20 minute hike through the rainforest to the cave itself. During the hike, we got to see the wildlife of the Belize. We saw woodcutter ants, termites, a tarantula, a bunch of different types of lizards, and got to try some of the edible plants. Once we got to the cave itself, Linden gave us some fresh mangos, which were unbelievably tasty and refreshing. In the cave, Linden expertly guided us around, pointed out the rocks that looked like certain things, like the gingerbread man for instance. And we made a stop and climbed up a little and my son got to jump off of a little cliff onto the water and he said it was a blast. After the cave tubing, we went back to the automobile and ate lunch. It was Sunday chicken, made by Linden’s wife, and it was excellent, tasty, well seasoned, and served with a side of potato salad. Then we went back to the airport and was back to the resort by 3:00 pm.