One of the best things about winter is getting away from it all. The snow, the sleet, the rain, the thaws, the worry that because of the thaws the plants won’t survive—yes even in Michigan (especially in Michigan) we experience these bleak winters of dark and gray and no snow. So of course it is necessary to take a vacation somewhere warm and sunny and not gray at all. There may be plant death in Belize, but it won’t be because of lack of snow to cover those iffy plants that may not tolerate the cold, but will do just fine if the snow covers them.
I only managed to spend a few hours in Belize, but they were magical hours spent at Altun Ha, one of the many Mayan ruins that inhabit Mexico and Central America. Altun Ha is about an hour north of Belize City where my cruise ship dropped anchor 18 miles from shore. And what did I take pictures of when I got there? Well of course the ruins, but the pictures you see here are of some of those plants that I just can’t grow in Michigan. Not unless I want to bring them indoors. Of course I have a curious cat and she isn’t too bright. Whether a plant is poisonous or not doesn’t seem to faze her. The Dieffenbachia left my house quite awhile ago. So I will just have to enjoy these tropical plants in the pictures I took.
Unfortunately I was not able to bottle any of the warmth and sunshine to bring home with me. However I do have a cousin charged with finding out how to do this and will let you know if she succeeds.
It was a wonderful vacation with much good music from the likes of Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett and Brandi Carlile. I also got to know some great music of lesser known artists like Katie Herzog, Chuck Cannon, Lissie and many more. There were 29 musicians on this cruise and I would do it again (assuming I can afford it).
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