So many Places so little time!!!

понедельник, 30 марта 2009 г.

Belize (from letters to my sister Anna)


03/22/2009
privet Annushka,
pishu tebe iz Beliza. My prileteli vchera utrom, vzjali mashinu Jeep Suzuki - Manual, Pasha vodit sam.
Po doroge v San Ignasio zaexali v Zoo - ja vpervye uvidela Tucana, Tapira, Jaguars i drugix zhivotnyx.Sejchas my zhivem v malen'koy kabinke v dzhungljax - The Trek Stop. U nas est' dush s dozhdevoy vodoj!!! Zdes' u nas est' nebol'shoj restoran, gde my kushaem i Laptop s Wi-Fi - Cool!!!
Segodnja s utra byl sil'njy dozhd' i my prospali do 9 utra, a potom poexali k drevnemu gorodu Maya - Xunantunich, 10 minut ot nas, cherez rechku pereplyvali na ruchnom parome. Na ruinax mnogo fotkalis' i ja snimala na kameru. Potom posetili Botanicheskiy park, zaexali v San Ignasio - poguljali po gorodu. Na uzhin segondja BBQ.
Zavtra my dogovoriis' nas povezut n Gvatemalu, posmotret' na gorod Tikal - tozhe Mayan staryy gorod.Peredavay privet roditeljam, potseluj Evelinku.
Iz Beliza s Ljubov'ju,Olja

03/23/09
Privet Annushka,
spasibo za to, chto prochitala moy email mame.
My segodnja ezdili v Gvatemalu, posetili drevniy gorod Maya - Tikal, ochen' bol'shoy gorod, mnogo krasivyx xramov, piramid. Ja sdelala kuchu fotok i zasnjala nemnogo na video - tak chto sami smozhete uvidet' eti krasoty. Uexali iz gostinnitsy v 7:45 utra, i vot tol'ko vernulis' v 5:45 vechera. Nam postavili pechati v pasportax!!! Gvatemala ochen' bednaja strana, dorogi xuzhe, chem v Belize. Nemnogo napominalo dorogi v Rossiyskoy glubinke. Tur byl interesnyy i poznavatel'nyy. Vot tut sidit Pasha i ispravljaet vse moi oshibki!!!Zavtra poedem v drugoy gorod Maya - Caracol, eto uzhe zdes' v Belize, nedaleko ot nas. Potom xotim poguljat' po Mountain Pine Ridge.Zdes' ochen' zdorovo!!! I v takoy klassnoy kompanii!!!Vsem privet!!!
Iz Beliza s Ljubov'ju,Olya.

03/24/09
Annushka,
Ya po vsem ochen' soskuchilas'. Ja ne brala s soboy shnur, chtoby vyslat' foto, tak chto vse budem pokazyvat' po vozvrascheniju.Segodnja vstali v 4:30 utra, a v 6 nas uzhe zabrali na ekskursiju. Vchera vecherom my zakazali tur v pescheru ATM (Achtun Tunich Mukhal). V nashey gruppe byli my s Pashey, gid i esche odin paren' (on kubinets, no zhivet v Miami).Pochti chas shli po dzhungljam, 3 raza perexodili reku. Zdorovo!!! A potom nam dali kaski i my poplyli v peschernuju reku, karabkalis' po kamnjam. Uvideli mnogo unikal'nyx mest. Mesta poklonenija drevnix Maya - ix utvar', i dazhe neskol'ko skeletov. Videli stalaktity, stalagmity, xrustal'nje steny - prosto nezabyvaemo. V peschere my byli vsego 3,5 chasa. Mne tol'ko v odnom meste bylo strashno, ja ne znala, kak spolzti s kamnja, chtoby ne svalit'sja. No gid postavil menja rjadom ra soboy i podskazyval, kaka stupat'. Potom - snova shli cherez dzhungli.Ochen' ustali. Domoy priexali v 3 chasa dnja i reshili otdyxat'.Zavtra xotim poexat' v Caracol - esche odini ruiny Maya, a potom - v gory i na vodopady, poplavaem v gornyx rekax.Peredavay vsem privet. Zhdu novostey ot vas.
Iz Beliza s Ljubov'ju,Olya.

03/25/09
Privet Annushka,
U nas vse v porjadke. Mne zdes' nravitsja, ljudi dobrye i ne navjazchivye, kak v Meksike. Da u nas tut mnogo ekstrima. Segodnja u nas bylo ocherednoe prikljuchenie - my ezdili v Caracol. Delo v tom, chto zdes' zaasfal'tirovany tol'ko osnovnye trassy, a v glubinke - rytviny i kaldobiny. My exali po ochen' slozhnoy doroge 2,5 chasa po goram. Potom priexali k voennoy baze, gde my za konvoem prosledovali do ruin. V tex mestax byli napadenija band s Gvatemaly (granitsa nedaleko) na turistov. No uzhe paru let zdes' spokoyno, no konvoy esche ezdit. My posmotreli odnu pescheru, no eto uzhe meloch' posle ATM.
A vozle Caracol my ponjali, chto u nas oblamals' odna podveska na pravom zadnem kolese. Po ruinam my guljali 2,5 chasa - krasiv - vzbiralis' na xram Caana - eto do six por schitaetsja samym vysokim zdaniem v Belize.Na obratnom puti u nas oblomalas' vtoraja podveska nad levym kolesom - i tak boltalo po storonam, odin raz my chut' ne svalilis' v kjuvet. Pasha exal ostorozhn - on molodets, xot' i perezhival, no dovez nas dvoix v tselosti i soxrannosti do gostinnitsy. A tam my pozvnli v rent agenstv, oni ne budut charzhit' nas za polomki - tak kak sami znajut o sostjanii svoix dorog i my zaranee preduprezhdai, chto sobiraemsja v Caracol. Vot tol'ko u nas ne poluchitsja poexat' v Altun Ha - esche odni ruiny na severe on Belize City.Utrom ja xochu pokuatsja v mestnoy reke, my vypishemsja iz Trek Stop i poedem v Belize City, sdadim mashinu, i na Water Taxi poedem na ostrov Caye Calker.Vot moi novosti. Begu na uzhin!!!
Vsem privet.
Iz Beliza s Ljubov'ju, Olya.

03/26/09
My segodnja pokidaem The Trek Stop. Ja uzhe spakovala svoi veschi. Xotim sxodit' v derevnju i kupit' suveiry na pamjat'. Ne perezhivaju ja ne trachu mnogo deneg na nix.Ja ne znaju budet li u menja besplatnyy Internet na ostrove, postarajus' nayti Internet kafe.Molites' za nas, chtoby my bez problem doexali na nashey mashine do Belize City - eto 2-2,5 chasa ezdy.Do svjazi.
Iz Beliza s Ljubov'ju, Olya.

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среда, 18 марта 2009 г.

Belize It!!!

Big Plans:

1st day (03-21): 11:55pm- 5:57am Seattle-Houston (4h 2 min);
9:00am - 10:25am Houston-Belize City (2h 25min.)
rent car;
Belize Zoo: 8am-5pm, $8/adult;
The Trek Stop ($38/night)

2nd day (03-22): Xunantunich;
Day - ?? river-tubing??
we went to Belize Botanic Garden and San Ignacio

3rd day (03-23): Tikal, Gautemala

4th day (03-24): Caracol;
Hidden Valley Falls, Rio Frio Cave and Rio On Pools and/or Big Roc Falls in the Mountain Pine Ridge (we saw Rio Frio Cave and Caracol, then - we struggled with bad roads and broken car);

5th day (03-25): ATM / Cave-tubing, night jungle tour
Switched days 4 and 5!!!

6th day (03-26): leaving The Trek Stop;
Altun Xa (didn't because of broken car) ;
return car;
water-taxi to Caye Caulker;
Barefoot Beach Belize Resort ($79/night)

7th day (03-27): Relax!!!!

8th day (03-28): Snorkeling (Tsunami Adventure, 10:30am - 4:30 pm: Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Shark n Ray Alley, lunch in San Pedro, Coral Gardens - $45/person);

9th day (03-29): water taxi @ 7:30 am;
12:45pm - 4:22pm Belize City-Houston (2h 37min);
7:10pm - 9:57pm Houston-Seattle (4h 47min).

среда, 11 марта 2009 г.