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Questions about Travel
What is the Web site connection like? (2005)
Our Web site is updated at the Museum in Raleigh every day from our reports sent from Belize via email. Every day we face different challenges to send our information. In Warrie Head, in order to send digital pictures, we waited over 20 minutes. During our night in the Cockscomb Preserve, we had no electricity and extremely high humidity (which causes the laptop a great deal of difficulty) so we typed our responses while traveling on the bus. In Placencia we had access to a broadband connection, which was great! Yet even there, we faced some challenges — on one particular day, the hotel manager had to fix the network card with aluminum foil to get the system to work.
Do you stay in
hotels or people's homes? (2005)
Our current accommodations are at a place
called Warrie Head Lodge which is situated in a beautiful
meadow directly off of the banks of the river. The lodge
is a camping style guest house with 2 of us sleeping in
each room, which contains two beds, and a bathroom. There
is also a dining hall where we eat and gather together
to discuss our journeys.
Do you have electricity
and air-conditioning? (2005)
We have electricity at the lodge and our
air conditioning consists of a fan at the side of
each bed. The only air conditioning that is available
is in the van we travel in.
When you stepped out of the plane, what was your first impression of Belize and the weather? —John, a 10th grader from Surry County (2006)
Upon stepping off the plane, the air was HUMID! The sky was overcast and it was misting — it is the rainy season in Belize. The airport was very small with two lines to pass through a security check (one for citizens and the other for visitors), one area for “baggage claim” and then a customs area — all in one small building. The airport really didn’t give a good first impression of the country because it is absolutely beautiful!
What was the most surprising part of this trip? —Alexis, a 9th grade student from Oklahoma (2006)
Having two encounters with sea turtles in one day was very surprising! Seeing tracks from the Hawksbill turtle in the morning followed by finding Loggerhead Turtles hatchlings in the same evening was truly spectacular.
Has anything frightening happened to you in Belize? —Allison, a 9th grade student from New Hanover County, NC (2006)
It was very startling to find a Fer-de-Lance coiled on the river bank near our swimming spot. As our guide Nathan explained the behavior of the snake, we felt the need to be cautious, but we were not truly frightened. It was also a new experience for all us to snorkel in the ocean at night, but staying with the group led by excellent local guides and using bright flashlights helped us feel ready for the adventure.
As an American, how did the locals treat you while you were there? —Alexis, a 9th grade student from Oklahoma (2006)
Our experience with everyone we met in Belize was wonderful. We consider many of the people who worked with us during our stay— the teachers, students, guides and hotel staff— part of our extended international family. We felt very welcomed as travelers.
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