Mike S (Now with a Democratic Congressperson!)
Our first trip for the “post COVID” period was planned last summer before the delta variant appeared and successfully took place just as omicron was starting. This was a combo birding and snokeling/beach sitting trip. We stayed at three lodges, Pook’s Hill Lodge, Chan Chich Lodge and Turneffe Flats Resort for 3 or 4 night each.
Part one Pook’s Hill Lodge in the jungle covered hills west of the Capital of Belmopan.
It’s a rather rough road in but the surrounding jungle gave us a wonderful warm tropical ambience. A pleasant change from Pennsylvania in December and I saw some gret life birds as well as good looks at some familiar jungle friends like the Keel-billed Toucan (Belize’s national bird)
On one sunset walk I didn’t take my camera along, just my binoculars, because i figured it would be too dark for good pics, but this Keel-billed toucan perched high in a dead snag and basked in the light of the sunset and our great guides got him in their spotting scope and then took pics with everyone’s cell phones. I’m no good at digiscoping by hand holding my phone but they we’re great!