We couldn't have asked for better hosts than Richard and Peggy. Richard was extremely helpful in telling us which bus we needed to take from Belize City to Belmopan as well as where the shuttles were located outside of the bus terminal (which are more cost efficient than taxis).
When we arrived, they showed us where we would stay and we got acquainted with the house. We loved hearing about their travel adventures around the world! They were both extremely helpful in helping us plan our days with what tours would be best. The ATM cave tour is a MUST!
Peggy made us HUGE (and delicious!) breakfasts every morning and Richard gave us fresh squeezed oj! We definitely didn't go hungry. Some days we went into town with Richard, which was nice as we got to experience what life in Belize is like, where they shop, etc. He even took us to see St. Hermans Blue Hole NP, which was beautiful. We did the short hike to the cave and then drove a short distance to see the blue hole (otherwise it's a 45 min hike one way-which I would have been interested in if we had more time, but we were limited). Again, we greatly appreciated his knowledge of Belize, the nature/trees/land/history, he seemed to really know a lot. One day, Peggy was nice enough to take us to Xunantunich. Again, we had great conversation and learned a lot. We even went over a few hand cranked "bridges", which was unique to experience.
One of the highlights (again, among many!) was feeding the kinkajou's! They are extremely gentle and oh so cute!
I feel like we came as strangers but left as friends! We learned a lot and hope to visit them when they move to Panama! :) Many thanks to our great hosts!