October 14, 2023 - Belize City, Belize

And look what we woke up to (it actually happened at 11:31AM)

A full solar eclipse (they call it the ring of fire) right over where we were docked. It's the first one I've been lucky enough to see. Our cruise ship handed out those special glasses you need, and Sheryl and I just stood there for maybe 10 minutes watching the moon crescent over the sun, totally block the sun and then move on. If our day ended here, we would be totally happy. But wait, there is more. Heading to shore, we are.

Even our little ship is too big to dock in Belize, so tender we did.

Today's excursion was a drive through old Belize and a tour of the site Altun Ha. Now, we've toured a couple sites in Talum, we did one in Cozumel, but this blew the others away.

I've only added a few photos, but suffice it to say that we are surrounded by pyramids, buildings, and stairs. Boy, do the Mayans love building stairs. In the centre is a playing field where the game of choice was Pitz. The game was similar to soccer, except the losing team could also potentially lose their heads (literally, beheadings were possible).

So are we going to climb it?

Yes we are

And Sheryl had to climb just a bit higher


To prove we did it, take out your magnifying glass, and you'll see it is us.

And to end the day, we thought we would add a typical vacation cheesy pose.



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