Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
I’ve been pretty inconsistent about Friday Photos on Twitter (#FriFotos), but this week’s theme is “chairs” and since I just love this photo I took in Hopkins, Belize I wanted to share it. This photo was taken in total darkness Continue reading Chairs in Hopkins, Belize
I’ve mentioned before that I have an Olympus Stylist Tough 8010 for underwater photography. While the photos have always been a great source of memories for me, they have never been great quality. I worried that I had purchased the Continue reading How I Improved the Quality of my Underwater Photos
On Friday I took my dogs, Kinley and Aker, in for their spring haircuts. Now just a few days later Mother Nature has decided that winter is not over yet. I feel deflated by the sight of the one to Continue reading Mother Nature Please Dismiss Winter
When Nowal, a snorkeling guide in Hopkins, took us out to the Belize Barrier Reef I didn’t expect to go birding as well. But that’s just what we did. After spending all day in the water enjoying the beautiful fish Continue reading The Beautiful Frigatebirds of Belize
Here are some of my photos from Hopkins. We enjoyed talking to the Peace Corp volunteer working at Miss Bertie’s Library and thoroughly enjoyed the young boys of Lebeha Drumming.
I never intended for my blog to be about food, but as I’ve said before I love food. And travel includes a lot of new and loved food experiences. I already told you about our lobster feasts and traditional Belizean Continue reading Tasty and Interesting Foods I Ate in Belize
One of my missions for this trip to Belize was to enjoy more traditional food. I started with the most logical option…finding the best Belizean Stewed Chicken with Rice and Beans. In the first week of my stay in Belize Continue reading Stewed Chicken with Rice and Beans in Belize
We had the opportunity to see the Garifuna drummers while we were in Hopkins at the Lebeha Drumming Center. They are Belizean National Champions. The type of drumming they do is traditional Garifuna and Punta Rock. The group drumming for Continue reading Garifuna Drumming in Hopkins
Note: Resolution on all of these photos has been lowered for easier uploading. Higher resolution photos will be posted to my Flickr account (alaskagirlatheart) at a later date. Yesterday was the first absolutely gorgeous day since we arrived in Belize Continue reading Snorkeling the Belize Barrier Reef
Today we arrived in Hopkins about mid day after a very enjoyable ride with Danielia. Just like San Ignacio it’s been raining like heck here which is not common for this time of year. The locals are getting a bit Continue reading Arriving in Hopkins Belize