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Mar

Where We’ve Been – February 2011 Road Trip Driving Route

Posted on March 6th, 2011 :: Posted in Belize, Central America, Drive, Driving Route Map, SPOT map

Thanks to our SPOT Satellite Messenger you can see our exact Trans-Americas Journey road trip driving route. Below is a map of where we drove in Belize in February 2011.

We started the month in the remote Mountain Pine Ridge area of Belize where we hiked, hung out at Francis Ford Coppola’s resort and toured the Caracol Mayan ruins. From there we headed south of Belmopan where we swam and rappelled and jumped off waterfalls inside amazing caves before getting in a few days of camping and fruitless (but fun) big cat seeking at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the world’s first jaguar preserve.

Next we headed down to the Toledo District in the southern part of Belize where we learned about chocolate production and got charmed by slow-moving Punta Gorda, the most southerly town in Belize. Next up, the beaches of Placencia further north then back down to Toledo District again to check out Belize Lodge & Excursions and the uncommon offerings at their three standout properties.

Then we drove up to the Garufina town of Hopkins where we enjoyed a swank villa and then a simple beach cabana plus traditional Garufina dishes and some very good banana bread. Then we headed up to Belize City where we hopped on board the Aggressor III for a week of SCUBA diving around Turneffe and Lighthouse atolls.

We’ll blog about it all soon.

In the meantime, zoom in, move around, check out our route in satellite view and have fun!

February 2011 Driving Route – Belize

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13
Feb

Where We’ve Been – January 2011 Road Trip Driving Route

Posted on February 13th, 2011 :: Posted in Belize, Central America, Drive, Driving Route Map, Guatemala, SPOT map

Thanks to our SPOT Satellite Messenger you can see our exact Trans-Americas Journey road trip driving route. Below is a map of where we drove in Guatemala in January 2011.

We started the New Year on a high (over 10,000 ft) in the Western Highlands of Guatemala where we celebrated the first day of the new year with drunken revelry (theirs, not ours) in Todos Santos and then drunken horse racing in a nearby village. After traveling around the Western Highlands we returned to Panajachel on beautiful Lake Atitlan before finally getting to lovely La Antigua Guatemala. With our Guatemalan visas running out we decided to make a bee-line back to Belize where we crossed the border into San Ignacio. From there we traveled through the Mountain Pine Ridge area where we stayed at two wonderful (and very different hotels and visited the ancient Mayan city of Caracol.

Zoom in, move around, check out the ruins in satellite view and have fun!

January 2011 Driving Route – Guatemala and Belize

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11
Jan

Where We’ve Been – Our 2010 Road Trip Driving Route

Posted on January 11th, 2011 :: Posted in Belize, Central America, Drive, Driving Route Map, Guatemala, Mexico, North America, SPOT map

Eric just figured out how to combine our monthly driving maps into one grand map that covers the whole year so here’s a look at exactly where we drove during our little Trans-Americas Journey road trip in 2010. Yep, all 12,662 miles of it.