On Saturday we went to Jaguar Paw, Belize to go cave tubing in the rain forest. We had a thirty minute ride from the hotel and picked our three tour guides along the way. The last six miles of the ride were down a bumpy dirt road. Once we got to the jungle we rented water shoes and they assured us there were no piranhas or snakes to worry about. We grabbed our tubes and hiked up through the paths in the jungle. The tour guide pointed out different plants along the way telling us their names and uses including some that are used to make clothing, some used as medicine, and some used for recreation (hint hint).
Our ride to the rain forest
Everyone's water shoes
Posing with our tubes
Hiking through the forest with our tubes
We crossed this river to get to the jungle we hiked through
Preparing to cross
Our tour guide Alex "the jungle boy"
Bats in the cave we hiked through
Cheryna eating termites (Emma ate some too)--they said the termites tasted like wood and mint
We walked about two miles and then reached the pool where we jumped off of a cliff and swam. After cooling down, we all got in our tubes, put our belongings into the dry bag and were off! We all had flashlights we wore on our heads, so that we could see upon entering the cave.
View of where we entered the water
Another picture of where we entered the water
Surprised by the chilly water!
Chrissy jumped from the cliff!
About to enter the cave
Our last view of light before the darkness
The water would become very shallow at times and the tour guide would yell, "butts up"! This meant that we needed to lift up our bottoms so that we would not hit the rocks beneath us. In the cave we saw bats and even a small waterfall! While in the cave they had us all turn off our lights, and it was so dark you could not see anything at all!
Chrissy in the cave
A shot from in the cave-the lower the ceilings the deeper the water
A waterfall inside of the cave
Melissa, Cheryna, Lisa, and Alex our tour guide
Paige, Emma, and Chrissy
Approaching the light from the inside of the cave
We made it! The whole group and our tour guide Dion
We floated for about two hours, and it couldn't have been a prettier day. Definitely one of the highlights of the trip! After tubing, we hiked back to the van and the tour guides took us to one of their favorite spots for BBQ. We took it back to the hotel and spent the rest of the day relaxing.
C&M
Chrissy floating down the river
Melissa floating down the river
Chrissy taking it all in
A beautiful shot of the river
Another shot of the river
Emma enjoying her float down the river
Nearing the end of our journey
Butts up!
Dr. John taking a video of us coming down the river
Hiking back to the van
BBQ stop for lunch
Chicken, beans, and coleslaw
Belizean Rum
Chrissy relaxing after a long day!
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