Last night I slept like a baby. Traveling is exhausting, even when you’re just sitting on a plane or in the airport for hours. I woke up at 5 a.m. completely refreshed, and also ecstatic that there was still two hours before my alarm went off.

Kristen made us breakfast, as per usual. Egg sandwiches with (get this) cream cheese. What an amazing idea. Imma need to do this at home.

After our two dives we had lunch poolside. Ceviche and coconut shrimps, mmm. I stayed behind and took a dip while everyone else went inside. As I was toweling off I realized I sunscreened everywhere but my chest, so let’s hope I don’t regret that tomorrow.

Nick and Kristen took a trip into town for snacks and sunnies. They came back with a tote of soda. Nick’s gonna fall off the wagon hard again, and it’s going to be amazing.

The lack of a good WiFi connection makes me sad. I have to stand on the patio if I want to post a photo to Snapchat or Instagram, and any desire to post photos on the blog is a pipe dream. On the bright side, it’s saving me money because I can’t take advantage of all the Black Friday deals.

It rained a couple of times today, but it happened when we were either under the water or relaxing in the room, so I consider that a big win. Despite the on and off sprinkles, it’s still hot and humid. I’m not complaining, because I saw pictures of snow at home.

Nick abandoned us for dinner to work out (wtf?), so cklahr and I went to Caramba. I had a giant pina colada, which I blame 100% for my stomach splitting at the seams, and coconut curry shrimp once again. I’ve only recently discovered that I like curry, so I’m making up for lost time. So far this was the best coconut curry I’ve had.

There’s nothing worse than that moment before you have to leave, where you’re surrounded by paradise, but you’re wearing pants and waiting for the cab to pick you up.

No wait, that’s a lie.

There’s nothing worse than having over a foot of snow waiting for you at home, so you get delayed in the airport, then once you land you have to wait an hour before getting off the plane, all while developing a nasty cold.

I really shouldn’t complain that much. The Phoenix made all our arrangements, from having our luggage picked up from our room, to calling a cab, to booking our Tropic Air flight to Belize City. All we had to do was be packed on time.

Kristen ventured out for breakfast before the taxi arrived. She was kind enough to provide enough food for all of us. I ate my breakfast sandwich in the San Pedro airport. Our boarding passes were green, but it seemed they had an upgrade since previous years.

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Our short layover in Belize City went smoothly. And look! Our old friend is still there, still for sale. This is getting tempting.

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I filled up on a couple jalapeno Johnnycakes before leaving, because who knew how long it would be before we’d get food again? We flew through customs in Atlanta. It took exactly one hour from the time we landed until we were seated at Chili’s Too. I felt shitty immediately after we ate. I think my body was rejecting home food.

Like I said earlier, we were delayed because of the weather at home, but not by much. We were scheduled to land 9 minutes later than expected. Unfortunately once on the ground, we had to wait for a plane getting de-iced. Then we had to wait for an international flight to be let off and ushered through customs. During the flight I developed a cold, and all I wanted to do was blow my nose.

The drive home was slow due to ice. Nick had to snow blow the driveway at 12:30 so cklahr could get their car out of the garage. I bet our neighbors loved us. This is what I woke up to today:

Wow, this is the fist time I’ve actually completed all my travel blog posts relatively on time. Usually the last day gets added weeks later, if at all. And the dive posts? Sheesh, let’s not even talk about those.

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Since Saturday was our last full day, I needed to get some srsbsns poolside relaxation in. I got out to the pool a little after 9AM and claimed a chair in the water. It was a nice spot, but I was paranoid about having my Kindle, iPhone, and iPod over the water.

There were a few people by the pool, but at around 10AM it cleared out and I was all alone for a while. Nick, Curtis, and Kristen joined me a bit later. It was hot. Eventually the heat became too much and I retreated to the pool permanently. We had drinks and lunch poolside. Kristen and I stayed out longer than the boys. I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to soak up rays.

Rudy was having another beach BBQ like last time, so we moseyed to the dive shop for dinner. There was a Christmas boat parade, which was fun to watch, though really, really slow moving. We hung on the dock and chit chatted for a few hours before squeezing in some last minute souvenir shopping.

Because packing means leaving and I didn’t want to leave, and going to bed meant it would be that much sooner to departure day, I stayed up late and watched TV with the clicky-click sounds of Nick computing in the background. I also enjoyed a last glass-bottled made-with-sugar Coke before going to bed.

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