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Belize Student Volunteer Trip

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by: Monica Laflin
Pacific Ridge School takes a trip to Belize. The students stayed outside San Ignacio, Belize at Pooks Hill Jungle Lodge. They spent time cave tubing, hiking in Cockcomb Wildlife Sanctuary, exploring ancient Maya ruins, and volunteering at a local children's home.

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Belize Student Volunteer Trip

Want to go? Rainforest and Ruins

I went to: Belize, Belize City, Pooks Hill Lodge
Monica makes a new friend volunteering at the orphanageArriving at San Diego AirportWelcome to Belize... 90 degrees + 100% humidityWELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - road to Pooks Hill LodgeThe main lounge of Pooks Hill LodgeHanging out in the lounge.The little friend we made in the forest.Alex and a Machete. . . Yeah. . . we were scared tooA traditional looking bathroombedroom in a CabanaUnderwater at Rock Pool water hole!Mitch jumping off rope swing at Rock Pool!Playing in the third watering hole of the dayLincoln and Griffin strutting old moves from their modeling The girls taking a break in front of the Ceiba treeSunset in Belize.Mitch ziplining through the air After our last cave on the cave-tubing expeditionThe beginning of our cave-tubing experiences!The mouth of the last cave we went throughHAPPY BIRTHDAY MITCHThe journey into the town.Lincoln and Sasha with the kidsConstruction Crew! We pounded dirt and moved rocks for 5 hrsscorpion in a cabanaflat tire on road to Pooks HillOne of the wonderful moths that blessed us with its presencebats stealing nectar from the hummingbird feedersRyan, Mitch, Griffin, and Lincoln with boys at orphanageBelize Zoo - Ryan with the White Tail DeersA puma struts his stuff at the Belize Zoo.A jaguar lounges in the heat at the Belize Zoo.Kelsey found a tarantula outside one roomWe went to a HUGE cave called the Rio-Frio Cave. nearby Mayan ruins named CaracolGirls on steps of Caracol Mayan Temple, Queens tombboys pose for prom pic on top of Caracol TempleSasha found two British army boys.group shot enjoying Mayan Temple and cool breeze at the topeRio On PoolsLincoln doing a backflip off one of the rocksat the amazing massaging waterfallsKelsey and Chiaras little buddy Whitman College Alumni Cat and Kelsey

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