Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 10

Een grens oversteken via het water was weer eens wat anders. In een klein kantoortje aan de haven van Chetumal moesten we onze bagage afzetten (en probeerden ze ons te overhalen om één of andere zelfverzonnen taks te betalen) om vervolgens de pier op te wandelen en langs een ander kantoortje te passeren voor een andere taks (die weldegelijk bestaat), waarna we toestemming kregen om aan het einde van de pier te wachten op onze bagage en de boot naar San Pedro, Belize. Onze boot lag er al; alle bagage van de passagiers werd eerst in een lange rij gezet zodat geüniformeerde mannen met hun snuffelhond ze aan een vluchtig geuronderzoek konden onderwerpen. De hond bleef wat langer snuffelen en wroeten bij de rugzakken van een groepje hip rastafarivolk, maar verder gebeurde er niets spannends. Op ... read more

Made it to Belize! This country is so different than Guatemala in both language and culture. It's probably the most laid back place I have ever been. After arriving in Belize city, I took a water taxi to Caye Caulker. This is a tiny reef island about an hour off the coast. The island has only three dirt roads: front st, middle st, and back st. You can walk anywhere you want in less than 20min, there are no cars just golf carts. The three of us found a beach front hotel for $10/person. Surprisingly, this is the first place I've stayed at that has hot and cold water. After exploring the island a bit, we walked up to the north side of the island where a hurricane back in the 60's or 70's split the ... read more

The Ambergris Caye is paradise. We arrived from Belize city on a buzzing Maya Island Air 5 passenger plane. The view of all the islands and of the barrier reef was spectaculor. Most people drive golf carts around town through the narrow streets and over the many pot holes and speed bumps but there are also an abundance of toyota previa vans (not sure why). Our plan for San Pedro was to relax on the beach, bike ride through town and of course dive the Blue Hole. We stayed at Mata Rocks Beach Resort just south of town. The hotel only has a dozen rooms all facing a pool and bar maybe 10 steps from the ocean. The white and blue theme makes it feel like you're in Greece. Mata Rocks staff are ridiculously friendly and ... read more

Helloo everyone, just thought we'd take some time away from lying on the beach with rum punch in our hands, with no concept of time and not really knowing what day it is ;) Where to start ay?! I know we have been here a week (feels alot longer) and we havent even blogged yet! We arrived into Cancun mexico a week ago yesterday and caught a ferry over to a small island called Isla Mujeres, very nice! White sand, turquoise water, amazing :) We decided to stay a couple nights there, which consisted of eating breakfast in swinging chairs on the beach, swimming in the brightest water i have ever seen and relaxing on the docks! We actually watched some locals catch fish with nothing but a fishing line and a hook the first night, ... read more

We started our reef fishing trip at 8 AM. We hired a guide from Raggamuffin Tours. He had the poles and boat and we were off. Our first stop was for gas for the boat then we drove over to Chapel Caye were the caretakers of the island used a net to catch us a bunch of sardines. We drove out to an area where you could fish and used the sardines as bait. We were catching Silk Snappers. Our guide was catching a bunch just using a line and a rubber finger cover. They don't use poles here because they get in the way. We used the poles though and had fun. About halfway through the morning a storm roled through and we had to pack everything up quick and take cover. The water pelted ... read more