12 - Old Belize
An Afternoon at Old Belize After wrapping up our final micro:bit session in Belize City on Friday, May 16, we headed to Old Belize for one last adventure together. The plan was simple: enjoy a good meal, relax by the water, and soak in a little more of Belize’s culture and history before the trip came to a close. We started with lunch in the open-air restaurant, where the breeze off the lagoon was the perfect backdrop. From our tables we could see Kukumba Beach, a massive one-million-gallon saltwater pool designed to look like a natural beach, complete with coral sand, thatched palapas, a towering waterslide, and even a Tarzan rope. Next came the much-anticipated ride on the Baby Jaguar Express, a small train that took us through the Old Belize Museum. The exhibits brought Belize’s history vividly to life — from a model of a traditional Garifuna home, where we c...