My husband has wanted to see the Mayan temple ruins for as long as I can remember and his goal finally came to fruition this past March. Cruising out of Port Canaveral for the first time was an interesting adventure in itself. It is not as easy as cruising from say, the Port of Miami, due to the location of the port there is quite a bit of travel time involved to get to Port Canveral. But I must say that staying overnight in Coco Beach was worth the effort. Walking around the area and the beach gives you a sense of the community and this would be a nice place to retire.
Our cruise aboard the Carnival Magic was a pleasant experience, overall. There was an incident in Mahogany Bay, Isla Roatan, that left us at port till around 11:00 p.m. instead of the departing at 6:00 p.m. A lot of rumors as to why, but this did not prevent us from making our next destination port. However, it may have affected the Carnival Breeze that was blocked in by the Magic and had to wait as well.
Back to the hightlights and the ruins at Belize. To get to the Mayan ruins from Belize requires an hour bus trip as well as a half-hour boat ride. The Belize Lamanai Mayan Ruins is a large site but worth the effort to reach the tropcial forest where the Mayan ruins are located. Be prepared for rain and bugs, as this is a tropical forest. Walking the trails to the Temples and monuments is a unique experience as you will see howler monkeys, toucans, and other tropical birds along the way. The guided tour takes around 2 hours and you will see the Ball Court, the Jaguar Temple, and the Lag Temple - known as Temple High. Most of the photos are near the Temple High site.
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| Carnival Magic |
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| View from bottom of Temple High |
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| Climbing to the top |
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| Mounds carvings |
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| View from atop |
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| Looking down from atop |
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| Me in front of the Temple High |
