We have finally arrived!

It was a 2 day trip to get here.  We had to overnight in Houston but we had fun.  Brian experienced Texan hot peppers!  He was not too impressed.

Beautiful, hot weather in Belize City

First stop, duty free liquor store where we were allowed to buy 6 bottles of wine each... we should be good for the two weeks ;)

We booked a 12 passenger van for the 9 of us.   They told us we'd have lots of room... they hadn't factored in the luggage... it was a tight fit.

And we needed libations for the 4 hour road trip from Belize City to Placencia

The scenic Hummingbird Highway

It had a "few" bumps

There were many narrow bridges along the road.

Finally, we arrive at Singing Sands resort in Placencia

The sunrise... Early bird Ron is already up to enjoy it

Cheryl topping off Monique's coffee with a bit of Baileys... yum :)

Mike and Cheryl enjoying their morning coffee

The sunrise

The saltwater pool in our Boutique Resort... so quiet, it's like having our own private resort

Our cabana.. rustic but soooo wonderful!

A cozy room... the bathroom is behind the half wall.. too bad we didn't get the cabana with the outdoor shower :(

The restaurant just steps away from our cabana

The beautiful foliage in the resort

Mike serving us breakfast... thanks buddy

 

Waiting for lunch

Mike and Cheryl always travel with "Roddy", the Travelocity gnome 

Chilling

Downtown Placencia... very pretty!

Cheryl may have found a new job!

Walking through town, the locals love to promote their hand-made crafts.

Which way to the beach?

The beach in Placencia

This guy invited us to Bob Marley's birthday party next Thursday.... hmmmm, do we go?

Next stop, Tutti Fruity ... for gelato

Delicious!

Back to our resort for rest & relaxation

So we decided to try a competitive game of Heads Up with the iPad... hilarious!

Brian and Mike trying to get Ron to guess Sumo Wrestler

Notice Ron in the background with the iPad on his forehead... oh what we do to amuse ourselves!

And Brian wins!

The women are less competitive :)

Day 1 is winding down... 

Grilled lobster for supper... delicious!

Our morning coffee on the pier

I think we will have enough wine for the 2 weeks we are here....