LANCE & ILSE ARE ENGAGED

ON TUESDAY - AUGUST 19, 2008 - AT THE MAYAN RUIN - XINUNTANICH, IN BELIZE, LANCE PROPOSED!

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT, WITH OUR TOUR GUIDE THERE TO TAKE PICTURES.

FROM THE FIRST TIME WE MET, ON DECEMBER 15, 2007, WE KNEW WE BOTH COULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT EACH OTHER, WE HAD FOUND TRUE LOVE. IT HAS BEEN A LONG HARD ROAD, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE LIVE 400 MILES APART FROM EACH OTHER, OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS GROWN SO DEEPLY.

LANCE I LOVE YOU!!!

"LET'S TAKE A PICTURE TOGETHER"

"ARE YOU PROPOSING?"

"OH MY GOODNESS..."

"YES!!!"

"I AM BLOWN AWAY WITH SURPRISE!"

BIG HUG!!!

"WE'RE ENGAGED!"

"CAN WE BE ANY MORE HAPPIER?"

A KISS TO SEAL THE DEAL :)

THE RING - DESIGNED & CUSTOM MADE BY LANCE, WITH THREE PRINCESS CUT DIAMONDS FROM SOUTH AFRICA, SET IN WHITE GOLD. AND AN ENGRAVING ON THE INSIDE THAT READS: "EIN FUR IMMER" (FOREVER ONE)

:)

Sunrise Goodbye

Enjoying our Last day in Paradise

With fruit punch and trying the local beer, we just relaxed on beach chairs right next to the
ocean. It was just amazing!!!

The Happy Couple

Going to a fancy dinner at the Turtle Inn

Trying some new things

Off we go sailing - It was a Blast!!!

Well, I tried.... Did not succeed, but the pictures are fun :)

Sea Kayaking. Quite easy, loved it. I even saw some fish wile out there.

Enjoying the Pool

Just Relaxing a Bit

Hatching Sea Turtles

Just after our second snorkeling expedition, we came back to the island's beach and saw these baby turtles just hatching, and heading to the water. It was simply amazing to see!

There were at least 50 or so, scrambling to a new life in the Carribean Sea.

Snorkeling off a Private Island

SNORKELING.

With a tour guide, and some other guests, we headed to a wonderful little island to go snorkeling. We were just a short ways away from the second largest barrier Reef in the world, and enjoyed wonderful sights, such as sharks (2 of them), colorful fish, etc.
Although we have some sunburned bodies right now, the trip was amazing!!!

Robert's Grove - Placencia

Our Accommodations at Placencia.
The last picture is the view from our room.

St. Herman's Cave & The inland Blue Hole

The Inland Blue Hole.

The Blue Hole is actually a sinkhole formed by the collapse of an underground river channel. The exposed section of the underground Cave Branch Creek tributary can be viewed for about 150 feet before it disappears again beneath the surface.

Located just off the Humming Bird Highway, Blue Hole steps lead to a 25-foot deep pool, for which the park is named. Its cool, turquoise waters, surrounded by dense forest, overhung with mosses, vines and ferns are the perfect spot for a cool and relaxing dip.

St.Herman's Cave is located about 500 meters from the Hummingbird Highway.

The information center and parking are located just off the highway.

The largest of the three known entrances to St. Herman's Cave sits in a sinkhole 180 feet wide narrowing to a 60-foot wide entrance. Concrete steps cover stone steps once cut by the Maya.