Since there are other things to write about – things much more pressing and definitely more important on my mind, but also much more… down – we’ll avoid all of those (at least until Monday) – and instead write about our target honeymoon destination.
We have backup plans depending on finances – but this is our target at this point.
Basically a strip of land just off the coast – with barely a landing strip and a very small town… so completely different from our China trip – where disappearing wasn’t really an option since China is so heavily populated, and also, we weren’t anywhere near the coast.
This time we’ll be staying at a resort on the island with modern amenities, instead of a travelers hostel (and actually, there aren’t too many all out hotels on the island at all – most of them are houses that are rented out) – and lots of beach so we can essentially do nothing half the time, and then check out everything else every other day – like flying back to the mainland to see some Mayan ruins, swim/snorkel the reefs, ride bikes around the island, and then of course, walk into the village.
You can easily get the size of the village from this picture and match it to the satellite photo above. Our resort is just north of this picture below and after the bend, so easily walking distance.
Of course, our back up is one of those relatively popular all inclusive resorts in Costa Rica, or someplace else that’s not Jamaica or Cancun (I’m just… not so interested in either spot right now) – so this is the target. Just a far off place that isn’t crowded by tourists or even too many visitors at all… Oh. Here’s a video of the plane we’ll be taking as it lands on the island’s only airstrip.
Clearly. I need to find that next job very soon.
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“…Jamaica or Cancun (I’m just… not so interested in either spot right now)”
This reminds me of when I went to the Bahamas with a then-boyfriend and some friends. We were staying near all the hubbub, but we rented a car and drove clear across the island away from everyone and spent most of our time on a beach where the “town” near us was about 7 houses big and the store was the front room of some guy’s house.
The people you see there were with our group and were the only people we saw all day.
Gah, apparently not so much with the html in comments. Um, imagine a picture with a stretch of beach and two people in the background.
You’ll definitely love Belize! I try to go back at least once a year (twice if I’m lucky) to visit family!
Honeymoon planning is exciting. We are planning ours for March, and are having a hard time committing, to both a location and the money requirements, right now. What resorts in Costa Rica have you looked at? I’m exploring the all-inclusive options in the Caribbean – we definitely want a warm beach, with some available activities.