Nestled between Mexico and Guatemala, Belize is in the neo-tropical region of Central America. It was quite pleasantly warm while we were there, tho it was also largely overcast, so we didn't have to worry about too much sun exposure either!

Jan 5		Arrive in Belize, Robert takes us to Sam Tillet's lodge in Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary	Page 1
Jan 6	Crooked Tree	Robert takes us on a lagoon tour by boat
		Manatees
		Sam Tillet takes us to the Belize Zoo (which has a fascinating story of its own)	Page 2
Jan 7	Crooked Tree	MudQuest: to the Jabiru nesting grounds	Page 3
		Robert takes us on to Tikal with our companions Chris & Elizabeth Buss
Jan 8	Tikal	viewing of ruins and wildlife	Page 4
Jan 9	Tikal	Tikal, Santa Elena, Chaa Creek part with Robert
Jan 10	Chaa Creek	Ricky the expert birder -- Maya pottery cave
Jan 11	Chaa Creek	horseback ride
		sunset canoe (AKA moonlight boat float)
Jan 12	Chaa Creek	to the coast along the Hummingbird Highway, parting company with the Busses
Jan 13	Green Parrot	snorkeling off the Silk Cayes
Jan 14	Green Parrot	taking it easy on the coast
Jan 15	Green Parrot	depart Belize for home