We are planning to drive down to Belize from Playa del Carmen and spend a week doing a wander through the mainland with two of our children. Is there anything in particular you all would recommend we DO and just as importantly NOT DO with the kids. They are 5 and 6, very easy, well travelled, adventuresome and independent swimmers. We will be spending the last week of the month on the cayes so I am really looking for guidance on ruins, tours, wildlife sanctuaries, waterfalls, zoos etc...We will be starting in Corozal and our itinerary is wide open.
I look forward to all of your sage advise.

the kids might enjoy the Belize zoo, the inland blue hole nat'l park (like a cenote)is really nice and can swim there, and my kids climbed xunantunich at ages 5&7. a drive into mountain pine ridge area is nice too, but a LONG drive. doing that, we hit both the rio frio cave (no climbing, just a huge mouthed cave) and five sisters falls for a swim - it was a great day.

Barb K should be able to give more info...barb?? SIN, you too!

The Zoo is great, open air natural environment for the animals.

All great stops to make. Any cool small towns/villages that we should make a point of visiting?

http://www.pbase.com/sweetjane/belize_mainland_07

i'm hoping someone with more knowledge answers that. above is a link to mainland pics we took last yr with our boys so you can see what there is to do.

Great pictures!! Thank you so much for sharing them. I'm so excited to get down there and do some exploring!!

Hi all!! Thanks to everyone for the tips and advice. I am keeping an online blog of our adventures. So far, as internet can be tough to come by and I have millions of pictures to upload, I have gotten as far as Day 1 and Day 2 or our Belize Road Trip. I hope you enjoy following along with us.

If you have trouble with the links the blog is www[dot]LifesaBeachBlog[dot]com.

Thanks again everyone!!

Great style! And photos...keep it up.

Great photos!

Road Trip Belize - Day 3

Thanks for joining us on our adventure!!

http://www.lifesabeachblog.com

oh that was you??? marty posted the link and i saw days 1 & 2 - very cool!! keep it coming!!

Road Trip Belize - Day 4

This is a long one!!

http://www.LifesaBeachBlog.com

Road Trip Belize - Day 5

I love finally having internet!!

i just love seeing others see belize the way it really is. you and the kids look like you are having the time of your lives, and making great memories. hope others are reading this too...

Michele: Thanks for sharing your travels and experiences with all of us.Your writing, and tales of adventure make me , at least, feel as though we are with you on your explorations of places and people in a land that most of us on here love. keep them coming. I'll read with a mixture of joy and envy.
Thank you once again, and all the best to you and your lovely family.

First, thanks to everyone for your nice comments. It's fun to know that people are travelling with us virtually. My kids are having the time of their lives and although they are young, they will have our online diary to look back at and remember.
I have good interenet now, so I should be caught up in no time. So, with out further ado....

Road Trip Belize - Day 6

Road Trip Belize - Day 7

...and a special "hello" and "good morning" to Jesse at San Pedro Daily!!!

Good Morning to you!
I just read your "Day 7"...great! The kids went for those drums, eh?

They had a blast in Hopkins!! More to come!!

Road Trip Belize - Day 8

Finally catching up!!

Road Trip Belize - Day 9

Great blogging Michele - your pics totally make me want to do more mainland traveling.

Glad we could all meet up at Estel's for breakfast yesterday.

See you in April.

Well, we are back home and trying to re-adjust. Celebrated Cole's 5th birthday with a few friends and kids tonight. I'm exhausted. Going to do some writing catch up tomorrow. I think I will try to do 2 or 3 blog entries to cover our week in Ambergris/Caulker. How many pics of my kids swimming do ya'll need to see
Laurie, thanks for seeing us off at Estel's. Rob may be back in a few weeks on business. Talk to you soon about Isla Mujeres. Besitos para Paul!

Road Trip Belize - The Cayes (part 1)

Some familiar faces in this one!

Oh, good; thanks for the update! It is a great read!

Road Trip Belize - The Cayes (part 2)

Road Trip Belize - The Cayes (part 3)

Finally catching up. Thanks for reading along!!

Thank you for sharing!

Road Trip Belize - The Cayes (part 4)

oh, that last night's a killer, huh???

Yeah. I don't know why I do that to myself when I have a long day on the road to look forward to. Ugg.

Hope Cole had a great birthday - he and Birdie are just too cute.

Cute...but evil.

Road Trip Belize - The Journey Home

Just a few parting thoughts....


Road Trip Belize - Tips for Travelers