I did it. I didn’t think I’d have the guts, but I did it! I picked up one of these awesome babies from Backcountry.com yesterday (see link to a major sale, below). I don’t know how I am going to explain to Liz my utter disregard for the budget, but it is just so important to me that we document as much of this trip as possible.

I am so excited about the prospect of recording adventures like kayaking, diving, snorkeling, the ATM, Xunantunich, etc., that I just feel like we need to utilize every resource possible. OK, truth is, this thing is spectacular. And it will be awesome for next ski season (and the next). I got it because I like toys. I took hundreds of photos and some weak video last year on my ski trips and spent a lot of time editing the results to put together a video diary. I want to do the same for Belize. This is a very memorable trip for Liz and I and I think this is going to be a valuable asset.

Let’s face it, the POV 1.0 is bomb-proof. It has been demonstrated in many different extreme sports environments. It’ll take everything we throw at it on this trip and come back for more. I’d be a fool not to take this to the ATM. The jungle hike, river fords, and cave adventure is the perfect combination of crazy environments that the POV was built for.

I picked up two 8GB memory cards for this package. I don’t know if I’ll fill them both up, but I am certain that I don’t want to get caught all the way out there without enough memory! Last count, between Liz and I we have enough video and picture memory to record the rest of our lives, nonstop! OK, maybe not that much. But it’s getting to where I can guarantee an incredible video diary will be available to you, the reader at the end of the trip.

We’ll start with some preview images and an occasional rough-cut video clip. Then, once we’ve got things sufficiently edited, we’ll start to post some final products. I hope they turn out as great in reality as they are in my imagination. I guess only time will tell…

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*note: I actually bought the 1.0. The 1.5 (advertised here) is the new generation. It’s superior in many ways, but was more than I could afford.