A special Congratulations to
John & Carolyn Carr on their
41st wedding anniversary!!
They were married in Leoti, Kansas - August 4th - 1968. At the time John was a rodeo cowboy and managed a cattle feedlot. Carolyn was a High School art teacher. Belize was not even a notion at that point.The most frequently asked question at Banana Bank is - how did you end up in Belize ? Well, the short answer to that is a mixture of bad weather, low prices, adventure spirit, loving a challenge, and pioneering desire. In 1977 John, Carolyn, Victrie (9) and Leisa(12) embarked a trip of no looking back. They put all of their belongings in a big truck and trekked across Mexico to Belize. There were not many Americans in Belize at that time and good advise was as hard to find as parts for a vehicle but persistence, mutual trust, hard work, trials and errors, always having a vision and last but not least faith in the Almighty brought them through the years. Today - Carolyn is a accomplished artist who states that her art would not be where it is today had it not been for Belize. John - once a pioneer always a pioneer - continues to break ground with new ideas such as the Agriculture tourism, Assisted living center for the elderly, Simbrah cattle program, and many other endeavors. Congratulations! |
Banana Bank Lodge News Summer 2009
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