Every day above ground is a gift from Him.
And yet, I think some days are bound to be treasured and pondered more than others. Saturday was one of those blessed days for us.
Our friends Dion and Andrea invited us to spend the day with them. That in itself is a treat. But, we were also blessed to travel with them and their three children out to an area that we had never been to before.
First we drove to Bermudian Landing... the village where Andrea grew up. From there we went to see our first cricket match over in Lemonal, a neighboring village, and then we drove over to the village of Double Head Cabbage to see the canoes coming ashore in the La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge. After watching some of the teams come in and chowing down on a traditional Belizean meal of rice & beans with chicken we went back to Bermudian Landing for a tour of the Community Baboon Sanctuary.
So many firsts all packed into one day. Our first cricket match, watching part of the La Ruta Maya Belize River challenge and seeing howler monkeys up close and personal. It was just incredible!
557. adding to my list of Things to do in Belize
558. visiting the villages of Bermudian Landing, Lemonal, and Double Head Cabbage
559. meeting new people
565. cashew trees
559. meeting new people
561. watching our first cricket match
562. intense concentration on the face of a child
563. seeing canoes coming to shore after reaching this day's checkpoint in the race.
564. tasty food cooked over an open flame.
565. cashew trees
566. creation's beauty
567. time with howler monkeys
567. time with howler monkeys
568. large iguanas that try to hide high up in the trees
569. Belizean holidays that give us three day weekends...today is National Heroes and Benefactors Day.
570. being invited to spend the day with Dion, Andrea and their children
571. being present and awake to the gifts of life
572. emails from old friends
573. spending the day appreciating village life and the people who live in them
574. a camera that is still working after seven years
575. ice cream on a warm day
566. singing birds
570. being invited to spend the day with Dion, Andrea and their children
571. being present and awake to the gifts of life
572. emails from old friends
573. spending the day appreciating village life and the people who live in them
574. a camera that is still working after seven years
575. ice cream on a warm day
566. singing birds
567. the perfect ending to an incredible day!
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