Blogs from Caye Caulker, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 14

sooo... its been over a week and no posts... so here ya go...i arrived in belize city and two hours and a taxi and boat ride later i was here on an island drinking rum and cokes with people i met 30 seconds before... island life is the way to go. i stayed here for a week, one day windsurfing, one snorkeling, another walking the island.. the others were full of relaxation and libations. I then headed inland to llamanai to see some ruins.. it rained almost all day so we didn't see much for wildlife except for some very loud monkeys. there were some structures we could climb and we had a great guide, but the main reason to head there was the wildlife... but it wasnt a wash, it was still fun. then i ... read more

A group from Tulum that we knew came on the morning boat so again we have a large group of travelers. We were going to go snorkling on the reef but because James and Jeff were in Belize City, we decided to get organized instead. The group headed off to a swimming spot on the tip of the island while I wandered the local market looking for trinkets and food. I settled on a 3 dollar bean/rice/chicken combo while I looked at the local art. I then ran onto a fellow Canadian named Amanda and we headed to meet the others at the swimming spot. We got some coconuts to bash open and ate them while relaxing in the sun. As I said, they are very hard to open but this time the Morris ( Irish) ... read more

We woke up at 7:30am, just in time to catch breakfast and run to the bus. The bus station was half a block from The Weary Traveler and the first bus for Chetumal left at 8:10am. We were fine buying tickets for roughly $15 American five minutes before departure. We arrived in Chetumal at 11:30am for lunch and the next bus to Belize City was leaving at 1:30pm. We got on that bus, meeting some fellow travelers all trying to get to Caye Caulker as well. We seem to learn the hard way, crossing the border into Belize, Matt paid 20 American and Justin and I combined for 70 quetzal (35 American). Fellow travellers were charged 20 quetzal and nothing. If you are not going back to Mexico tell them and say you are not paying ... read more

Hi everyone I think we have just about found the closest thing to paradise here. After arriving in Belize City (flying via San Salvador on what was the most efficient of Taca flights) we grabbed a water taxi across to Caye Caulker. Of course as it's us we arrived in the edge of a tropical storm so we ended up getting a local to take us to some places he recommended to stay which was much against my better judgement. What it meant was we are staying with the most lovely local lady called Chila in her first floor apartment overlooking the sea which is just 10 m away. Instead of paying the budgetted 50 quid a night we are paying 25 and have hot and cold, air con and the best position on front street ... read more

Today consisted of sunbathing and hunting for ham. Of which there is none in Belize. (ham, that is) Or any meat/fish that isnt frozen actually. In the evening we had the best bargain of the century: lobster tails, coconut rice, garlic potatoes, cheesecake and 2 rums each for $20belize, which is TEN DOLLARS. amazing. it was so so so good (minus the raging winds which ended up blowing Tashas rum over her lap..). Did a bit of non-crazy bar hopping after this but it seemed a bit dead in town! We ended up at Oceanside which was a bit of a lame club but we got some drinks bought for us by an admirer of Tashas who ended up making her do Kareoki hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa her face was hilarious. She thought she'd be clever and suggest an ... read more