My family said I get an A+ for finding this piece of paradise in the jungles of Belize. I had no idea what to expect. My husband and I gave this trip to our 48 year old daughter and her spouse. They made the daily schedule, planned everything and just told me when to get up, what to wear and what to take. They were kind enough to not make me get up two mornings in a row at 6 am. I learned so much on this trip. We were here for 10 days. We arrived after dark so our first morning was a pleasant surprise with birds, perfect quiet, and not a motor or engine to disrupt the ambience. First order of business was stocking our cupboards and frig with enough food for 4 for 10 days. We made our first trip to Corozol. Luckily our "kids" had done this before and had a plan. Now this town is small, dirt streets, several family grocery stores. Not much to choose from. I was blown away that we came home with a big fresh turkey and a huge ham and lots of salsa, dozens of homemade tortillas, beans, rice, lots of beer. You get nowhere fast in Belize. Dirt roads with huge potholes, like driving through a minefield, up and down, from side to side. Seems we only went about 5 miles an hour. So shopping took us a whole day. Christmas Eve day was spent down by the pool, cooking those two huge pieces of meat over an open pit barbeque, meeting other guests and just relaxing. This is not your typical resort. Not really a place for children as they would get bored quite easily. No live music.
The Tradewinds restaurant made a great Christmas feast with one's choice of lobster or prime rib. The feast started up slowly around 4pm with appetizers. We met many more local residents from Orchid Bay. We saw Mayan ruins, flew to Ambergis Key to snorkel, saw baby manatees fed at nursery, a manually cranked ferry.. Long days but learned lots. If you are looking for a typical resort in Cabo or Cancoon this isn't it. But quiet
and peaceful, no tv, and lots of birds