On the way south to Orange Walk, we stopped by a small food stand along the highway. While we were there we met Pastor Jim who does mission work in the area of Sandhill. This chance meeting was one of the types of meeting we were hoping to have by riding across Belize […]
After a brutal day riding to Orange Walk in the sun, we headed 8 miles northwest along another road to the town of San Estevan. We went up to see the church that ROW and New Life Ministries have partnered to build in that village. The San Estevan church is one of three […]
Statistics
Miles: 37.5
Average Speed: 12.9 mph
Max Speed: 18.9 mph
Before the ride started, we watched the sun rise. We would later regret not having watched the sun rise while we rode (It gets HOT!)
Finding shade in the public park in Corozal hit the spot.
On the road, in the sun, with no shade in sight.
Taking a break […]
When I send teams to Belize, one of the big things I tell the groups is to not get too worked up when things don’t go according to schedule. Things work on a different schedule and at a different pace in Belize. If you are hoping to have materials delivered at 11:30, then […]
A cup of coffee goes a long way in the mornings. The one special thing about the coffee is that it is the same type of coffee you get when you are in Belize: Nescafe, cane sugar, and hot water. This was a nice treat to get the trip off on the right […]
When I first hatched the plan to ride a bike across Belize I didn’t have any experience with long bike rides, so I have been riding as much as possible to get used to the workout. Chicago has been nice to train in because there is the Lake Path that runs up Lake Michigan. […]
On the morning of May 16, we (Matt, Brainard, Joseph, and I) set out for the village of Santa Familia. The purpose of the trip was to visit with the community and give away several MegaVoice Audio Bibles to some people in the village. Apart from a close call on a swinging bridge, […]
Before we left San Ignacio for Orange Walk, we drove back out to Santa Familia to remove the frame from the column that Matt and I had helped to make. It was a great feeling to be able to pull off the frame and see a brand new, and functioning, column that we had […]
A wise person once told me, “If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again.”
Well, to get back home it was either take on the swinging bridge for a second time or ride an extra eight miles to the road bridge. With the sun doing its best to melt us, we chose to […]
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