Short Getaway

Since Christmas, we have been trying to take a short getaway down south...just to spend time with our kids and get away from the busyness of life here.  And for one reason or another, it kept getting pushed back and pushed back until now, almost three weeks before we go to the states.

But then again, the timing was perfect.

So after a great day at LifeNet Sunday morning, we packed lunch, loaded the car, waited on the vans to come back to our  house...and waited....and waited...but that's another story.  Then we were off.  We were blessed that a friend was able to stay here and hold the fort down for us.  He is a major blessing to us...

The drive down was absolutely beautiful.  The best roads in Belize.  It was amazing how even eating a picnic lunch in the car was fun.  We arrived at our hotel, unpacked and walked along the beach to go eat dinner.  There really wasn't a swimming beach area, but the view was gorgeous and right across from where we stayed.  Water is always just so soothing.

Then we went back to the room, showered, sat in bed and watched TV.  For real.  In an AC room.  For real.  Unless you live here, this means nothing to you.  But we were in Heaven!  It is the dry season and it is HOTTTTTT.  The AC felt amazing and I would have been content but do nothing but stay in that room for two days!

We got up and did a little exploring Monday morning and then had a friend (who comes up here often but lives in PG) show us around.  He took us to Blue Creek.  Absolutely beautiful and worth the trek back there.

We are home now and back to real life.  Back to laundry.  Back to the heat.

I thoroughly enjoyed having my entire family packed in the car, packed in one hotel room, and just hanging together.  It was awesome.  And made me be reminded once again of the blessing of family.  The blessing of a simple roadtrip really refreshes your spirit!

My video is not fancy, but you can get a glimpse of what we enjoyed:)

Enjoy this video of our trip to PG....