Took a cruise for vaca to the Caribbean, Grand Cayman, Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel, was a killer trip.

Best part was hooking up with Donald Ramirez, a private tour guide in Belize. If you have been on cruises to the Caribbean, you know that when the ship docks, 3000 people jump off and flood the towns, and buses going on "cattle tours". Not my cup of tea, to be crammed in a bus, then wait in huge lines to do whatever you are signed up for.

Don met us on the dock in Belize at 7:30 am. We made the first tender boat from the ship, but hit Belize at rush hour.....No problem Mon! Don zipped us put of town using back roads, we beat the masses, and were the FIRST folks to get to the Zip line rainforest canopy tour.

If you have never done a zip line, you need too! With proper equipment you are hooked up to steel cables, and "ZIP" through the treetops and rainforest to the next "station", big tree where you unhook/hook back up to the next zip line and then zing down the cable to the next tree. It was way too cool!

But the best part we got done just as the first of the busses from the cruise ship tours showed up, and the masses descended upon the tour.

Then we checked out the zoo, jaguars, tapir, and other neat animals......then it was off to Mayan ruins , alta un, I think it was called, about 20 miles out in the middle of nowhere, a Mayan city, was amazing!

Then he took us on a city tour, and showed us things you would never see on a cattle tour...then he got us back to the dock 15 min. before the last tender back to the ship.

Don was so well informed on the archaeology and history of the people of Belize, I was amazed at his knowledge, and abilities to give us an incredible day touring Belize.

If you are going to Belize, you need to hook up with Don for an amazing day...far from the cruise boat crowds. I am going to be putting up some pictures of the trip on my website later. Don"t just see Belize, see it with Don, a resident of Belize.

Belize it or not!

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM
his email: actionboysbelize@yahoo.com

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