Well...I'm going to do it. Bound and determined to make my dream trip a reality in January or February. You see, I've been talking about going to Belize C.A. for almost 15 years and something always came up where I did not go. An old diver friend told me about this Central American land where some of the most pristine waters lap at the shoreline. I had never heard of this place before(neither, did a lot of other people at the time)
and I thought What a cool place to go...someplace tropical that no one else heard of. A few days after having talked to my friend about this new geographical wonderment I was reading the classifieds in the back of my "Rolling Stone" mag. Flipping the page my eyes were immediately directed to an ad that said,
"~See Belize"~ and that was it.
I sent for brochures and bought travel books and began a romance with the idea of going to this place...whose sing-song name has lilted and rolled around in my mind ever since. I don't know why I've been fascinated so by this destination.
It may be because I see two very distinct and appealing elements such as the diverse marine environment( I would like to get PADI certified down there) as well as the ancient
Mayan civilization which lies in ruin just a stones throw from the coast in the lush interior.
All I know is that in these 15 years of synchronistic reckoning and
promises to myself, I stand fully resolved to do it.
to Go.
I can't help but feel that something is calling me and I need to find out what it is. I will probably be borrowing money from my 401k to be able to take this trip like I know it needs to be taken.
I can't fucking wait!
Anyway
I would love to hear from anyone who has lived in Belize or travelled to or knows people who have been there.
It looks as though I'll be making this journey alone. which is maybe how it should be. Something is waiting for me there...
and I hope it ain't the goshdamn yellow fever!
