Early Travels
Our trip began early on Thursday morning, as we took to the road around 12:15 AM. During our trip, the 14 of us sliced through sheets of snow as we tranversed the 5-mile course from Blacksburg, VA to Atlanta, GA. Most of us slept, while the valiant captains and trusty co-pilots in the two mini-vans navigated the mountains of NC in the wee-hours of this wintery morning.
Overall, we were in high spirits, shouting and singing off the grogginess of the trip as we went through he process of long-term parking and security leading to our 9:00 AM flight from Atlanta to Cancun, Mexico. Our team found the afternoon full of resting or weary frivolity, as many of our 14 decided to forego rest at the opportunity to explore the Cancun beaches. We enjoyed the evening as an opportune time to bond and take in the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of Mexican culture, dining on an outdoor concourse where they feed us healthy portions of tacos (pork meat cooked with a flame torch!), dishes of chicken and beef, and an authentic dessert preared before our very eyes: glazed, caramelized bananas! “You guys remember that snow storm? Yeah, me neither!” was a thought shared often as we switched radically into this oasis of Caribbean beauty.
Our second day of travel was a marathon, taking us from Cancun at 9 AM and landing us in Toledo Christian Academy in Punta Gorda, Belize at around 11 PM, during which we traveled via bus and van. Our time was a cultural adventure that took us through the customs and immigration check-points between Belize and Mexico, providing us the opportunity to learn local music and culture along the way. After arriving, we met the staff of the Laugh Out Loud orphanage and prepared ourselves for a well-deserved rest.
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Check back for the rest of the trip this week!
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