San Pedro Island
Belize…an ocean paradise
W
e just returned from a week in Belize. We
went into this trip not knowing the area
and were not sure what to expect. Our
good friends, Addie and Ron Habit, organized the trip
to celebrate their 20 th wedding anniversary. As planning
advanced we grew to a group of twelve. Debbi and Mike
Sanchez joined to celebrate their 34th anniversary. Also
joining the group were some friends of Addie’s from
her days at HP: Dennis and Lisa Yearton from Morgan
Hill; Nate and Robyn King, also from Morgan Hill;
Tiana Sisay from San Jose; and Marcella Grant from
Fremont.
Belize is a small Central American nation, formerly
British Honduras. It borders Mexico and Honduras.
There are only about 389,000 people in about 8,800
square miles. We were traveling to the small island of
San Pedro, population 17,000 people, also known as La
Isla Bonita, The Beautiful Island. The main attraction of
Belize and specifically San Pedro Island is the Belize
Barrier Reef. This reef is the second largest in the world
next to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The ocean,
the reef, the weather and the sea life can only be
described as spectacular.
For eight of us, our trip began in San Jose with a
stop in Dallas/Fort Worth before arriving in Belize City.
At the airport, Tiana and Marcel la joined the group. We
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018
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