I was hoping to have an exciting post for our last day, but no luck. It has rained all day long. It’s good that we didn’t come a week later because it’s supposed to rain all this week too and probably for the next few months. I’ve been in Costa Rica at the beginning of the rainy season and it was fine. Belize is not the place to come during the rainy season.
I forgot to mention yesterday when I did this post that we got our Covid tests. We paid $75 each for a woman to barely swab our noses and give us our results within about 30 seconds. I’m pretty sure that even rapid tests aren’t that rapid, but if I have to pay $75, I at least want the test to be negative, so no complaints from me.
Overall, we are ready to come home. I’ll spend some time in MO before I head back to IA. It will be nice to be back in my house with my stuff and my routine. I will miss being able to ride my bike everywhere and having a grocery store just down the street. I like being able to shop at small shops rather than going to Walmart. I love being near the ocean, and I’m not as enthusiastic about corn fields in IA. I wouldn’t choose to move to Belize, but if you gave me the option of moving somewhere in Latin America or parts of Europe, I’d definitely consider it. I’d really like to live in a more natural environment where I could swim and do outdoor activities for more of the year. That way I could visit cooler climate places like Peru or other mountain locations and not feel like I was giving up my two opportunities a year to swim. Maybe when I retire or win the lottery.
I’ve met a lot of expats here – Americans, British, Australian – who have moved here and love it. I personally like Costa Rica better. I would not choose to live on an island. Everything has to be shipped here, which makes the cost of living higher. The vegetables in the grocery store are also super wilted. Apparently, they don’t have good methods for shipping fresh produce. You can get much better produce in Costa Rica. But, it’s good to visit different places. You never know what they are going to be like until you visit and there are always some unique things that you can’t do in other places.
We are mostly packed and our taxi will be here at 8:30. Travel days are no fun, but hopefully everything goes smoothly.
Traveling with Emily! 
I’m sure your Mom is anxiously awaiting your arrival! Safe travels!
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Sounds like you had a great trip over all. Thanks for sharing your trip! I love seeing the photos and reading about your days. I am not that adventurous and seeing your pictures makes me wish I was. I feel like anxiety would kick in before I could even enjoy it. Safe travels home.
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It is stressful to travel, but the anxiety lessens each time you do it. You have to start out with an easy trip first. For my first trip to Costa Rica, I went with a company called Road Scholar. They cater to elderly people, which I didn’t initially know, so the pace is slow, but everything is really well organized. I could always help you organize something if you decide you want to go somewhere.
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