Canoeing

Prelude
2 days before the race
Our team went out for a practice run on the Macal river. After a couple of hours of canoeing we got back onto shore in our green plastic canoe and met a Belizean who was worried about us taking this boat in the race.
We questioned his concern and he told us […]

Well folks, it’s official, I am now a competitor in La Ruta Maya canoe race. This is a 4 day, 3 night event of grueling paddling in teams of three people per canoe down the Belize river from San Ignacio to the sea in Belize city.
I’m going to be paddling a canoe for 4 days […]