April 25th

The first day of our trip. We woke up super early to get to the airport, departure time of 6am. From Philly, we used American Airlines, transferring through Miami on our way to Belize City. The Belize City airport is small and is easy to navigate. We then jumped onto a 10-15 person puddle jumper, Tropic Air, to get to San Pedro. This only took 15 mins. The views were great. San Pedro is a big small town. It has cramped streets, no street signs, and traffic. However, it is only a few miles long. Every corner has a place to eat or drink and the local cuisine is great. Try some larger more popular places (Carambas, etc.) but don't forget the hole in the wall kitchens. We used TMM charters for our boat rental and chose to use the split provisioning option but not to purchase the beverages through the company. The provisioning was great. Lots of food; fruits, veggies, meat, bread, etc. So much food that we had to throw some out due to letting it go bad because we couldn't eat it. Next time we are thinking of shopping for our own food. We thought we had too much food for the trip. The only thing stopping us before this trip was the fact that grocery stores are not well stocked and expensive. When we went to get our drinks, we found it difficult to find nicely priced liquor, soda, and water. The soda distributor, the beer distributor, and the liquor stores are all well separated. No street signs and crappy maps made it difficult to find the stores. We ended up getting 4 cases of beer, a couple of rum bottles, and a case of diet cola. We drank it all. Also, they suggest .5 gallons of water per person per day. Do it. If you don't drink it all, you can use it in case you run out of fresh water. We did the last day :) We stayed at the Sunbreeze hotel prior and post the sailing trip. An excellent place to stay. The rooms are nice and clean. Great A/C, pool, lounge chairs, and bar. The restaurant, Blue Water Grill, is attached to the hotel and has great food and drinks!! Jen recommends the "Horney Monkey" as a night cap. The staff is very helpful and kind. This was not an all inclusive hotel so bring tip money. We had a great first day though were always thinking about our lost bags. We were told by the airlines that they don't know where they are and they could be delivered the next day at 5pm. 5 hours past our departure time. Pack a spare change of clothes in your carry on if you check a bag.