April Blogging A to Z Challenge 2026: D is for Daytrips

 Crocodiles were the top reason for my trip to Belize! Beer, new friends and food made the trip special. However, day trips made incredible memories. Sometimes they were trips to where I was going flying in little Cessna airplanes. Adventure trips to relocate a crocodile from the zoo in Belize City, or a trip to neighboring towns, or jungle hikes, tubing trips, and ziplining. My favorite day trip was a scuba diving outage. 

Outreach trip to schools and the University of Belize were a great way to gain a better understanding of the culture. All trips were a way to take in more of the scenery. The daytrips all added to the adventure and most days we were on the water somewhere! Trips to the capital to renew passports was an adventure catching a bus then finding alternate transportation back.

There were daytrips and adventures I didn't get to squeeze in during my month in Belize. That certainly makes the urge to go back very strong! Some of the trips I missed will be revealed in later posts. 

April Blogging A to Z Challenge 2026: C is for Crocodiles

 Crocodiles was the reason I went to Belize. Crocodiles were the driving force behind my adventure. Even though my journey was an adventure there was a journey to my adventure and in my mind the people I was fortunate to meet along the way helped made this adventure and future adventures possible! 

There are two types of crocodiles in Belize, Morelet's ad American Crocodiles.

Me with an American Crocodile in a lagoon...

A picture of an ambassador animal ...

Me with a friend...

All pictures were with the Crocodile Research Coalition 

Below is a video about them...

April Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2026: B is for Belikin

 That ice-cold beer I mentioned in the first post was a Belikin. The beer of Belize and after getting through customs which wasn't that awful was just what I needed in the Belize City Airport to calm my nerves.

A video of the Belikin bottling process...

I did try other Belizean brews and Caribbean beers however I found Belikin to be a solid consistent choice and a darn good beer! My opinion based on my own purchased and to my knowledge Belikin is not available to purchase in the United States. Thanks for joining me on my rewind of my adventure and stay tuned for my C post on crocodiles.

Battle of the Bands: The Fool on A Hill

 Happy April Fool's Day! Time to celebrate my Holiday with a Battle of the Bands. Keeping with the theme of the day today's song will be the Beatles "The Fool on a A Hill."

The Beatles version: 

Those who are new or for a refresher. I post the original follwed by 2 or more contenders. You vote for the cover version you like in the comments. I count up the votes and post about the winner around a week or so later.

Contender 1: Petula Clark

Contender 2: Sergio Mendez and Brasil 66

Let me know which one you liked the best in the comments! Stick around this month and check out my A to Z posts about my trip to Belize last April.

April Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2026: A is for the Adventure Begins

 My trip began a few days earlier than April 1st. It was the grand adventure going to Belize to study crocodiles. The last time I travelled internationally was in another century, another time when a passport wasn't required and it consisted of walking across the border of California into Mexico. The anxiety hit me as a walked across the metal walkway towards the open door of the airplane.

Made my flight in the predawn hours to Atlanta. Where I caught my second flight to Belize City. 

All was good until I landed. The form I had filled out earlier online disappeared somewhere in the interwebs. Then I had to fill out a paper for. The wifi connection on my phone was crap, I knew I had instructions on filling out the form but now it was lost. I winged it, they let me in and you know my anxiety needed to drop down via an ice-cold beer! My third flight was a prop plane to where I was staying. The final airport looked like something out of a Miami Vice Episode. There I was waiting outside waiting for my ride.

This is how my adventure began follow along as I rewind my adventure! 

Battle of the Bands Results: The Times They Are A Changin' and Tori Amos won a shutout

 Tori Amos won the Battle of the Bands 2-0 over Blackmore's Night. We celebrate winners here.

I first became aware of Tori Amos from a girl in California I was crushing on the time. She introduced me to a song called "China"

I got sucked into her "Little Earthquakes." A song a little later on I really like was "1000 Oceans"

What is your favorite Tori Amos song? Share in the comments.

Gearing up for A to Z

 April is just around the corner. Last year I didn't participate in the challenge because I spent the month in Belize. I am turning last year's excuse into this year's theme. It was not your normal trip to Belize it was quite the adventure! A whole lot of Crocodiles, culture and in the end a handful of great new friends. So stay tuned as I write about my month in Belize.

Here is a little geography to get you ready: