I insisted on this trip to undo the trauma I sustained in 1983 when I forced my mother to stand in line for hours at the World's Fair so we could see the mummified Peruvian girl. I had nightmares forever that she was coming after me in my sleep (the mummy not my mother).So, on our last full day in Belize we decided to cave it. A much recommended activity when you visit the Belizean rain forest. Also a very wet experience (Gus' socks are still wet). 2 miles or so of swimming, sloshing, foot slipping, rock scrambling, shin cracking, melon whacking, toe stubbing and oh yeah---to the point...an ancient mummified Mayan girl at the end.
Yes those are bones. Yes that is a skull. Yes we were close enough to touch them. And, no we did not touch them.
(R) The mouth of the cave. You start by swimming through it (oh only after and hour ride in a van and then hike for an hour through the forest and cross a pretty perky river a few times to get to said cave). TOTALLY worth it.
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