My trip down to Punta Gorda

For our Education Field Trip we took a beautiful trip down the Hummingbird Hwy to Punta Gorda on the coast. We were able to see several differnt schools and get a better idea what Education in Belize is like. I loved how all the school houses were brightly colored.
We did run into a little trouble on the way back though. During the rainy season the bridges tend to flood and sometimes even wash away! It had been raining for several days and the water had come up very high. So we had to wait for the workers to replace the washed away soil leading up to one of the main bridges in Belize. We finally made it across just in time to see an amazing firefly show in the jungle.

The Sleeping Giant

Look what I made mom...homemade tortillas!

Doing laundry...Belizean style!

Step 1: Fill the bucket up with water from the cistern.




















Step 2: Dump the water into the washing machine.




















Step 3: Add the soap!














Step 4: Add the clothes!











Step 5: Let the machine do the dirty work...well half of it!













Step 6: Put the clothes in the spinner!












Step 7: Fill up the bucket full of water to rinse the clothes.











Step 8: Scrub and rinse the clothes...they won't wash themselves!












Step 9: Spin again!















Step 10: Put the clothes on the line and let them dry; which isn't hard in the Caribbean breeze! Oh, and yes that is a coconut tree behind me!