Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 17

Hope everyone is okay at home in spite of the ice storm rolling through. We decided to actually do something today and planned a day trip to nearby Ambergris Caye. We first went to the local bank so Fred could cash a traveler's check. I waited outside and immediately made a new Friend...a local man who called me "sweetheart". Lucky me!!! We then bought pastries at the bakery and then water taxi tickets for our trip tomorrow to Belize City and our tour to the Mayan ruins called Lamanai. Caught the 9:45 taxi to Ambergris and met a Canadian woman living on Caulker who gave us lots of great info about the island. She told us the guys pulling you into the restaurants for dinner get paid $2 bz for each person they bring in. A ... read more

Well it's Monday night and we've just got back to our cabana after a very interesting dinner at The Sand Box”. We arrived yesterday afternoon with all our flights leaving on time. During our 3 hour layover in Miami, we harassed the Genovali's with numerous text messages. Fred was on roll after a breakfast of champions...pizza, hot wings, beer, Miss Vicki's Sea Salt and Vinegar chips and frozen margaritas with an extra shot of tequila. He was wearing the same hat he wore on the infamous Bob Day trip to St. John so I was getting more than a little worried about how this was going to end up. It worked out fine...we met a couple from Toronto, a Connecticut couple getting married on Ambergris Caye and a rum salesman. Had a great time comparing notes ... read more

Its hard to imagine how exactly things will work out when I move to Belize in May. Sure, Ive been there five or six times in the last two or three years, but Ive never stayed longer than 3 weeks at a time... and Ive never been on the island longer than 10 days or so. Im so lucky that I know people living there that I can ask for advice before I go ahead and make any uninformed decisions. If it wasnt for the knowledge of others, I probably would have found an apartment online and wound up in a dump with a dead beat landlord when I get down there. My emotions about the move are all over the place - some days I cannot wait to get out of PA and away from ... read more

Up with the alarm today. Another beautiful clear day here. Woohoo! Well the moon is still setting in the west & it's been fun to watch the moon wax since we got off the plane. Now comes the waning. It's also so fun to look at the sky every night & watch the stars come out. It's a total trip to watch the moon rise over the eastern edge of the earth every night. So anywhoo, up with the roosters. We met at the dive shop at 6 am & got geared up & headed out on the boat. Today we were with Ish & Cas as our dive masters/boat captains. We headed out to our first dive spot (after waiting for the oldies to buy their breakfast & dawdle to the boat without carrying their ... read more

Slept like a baby. It was warm, not too hot or cold & soooooooo quiet. You could hear the breeze, the fan, & sometimes the ocean. It's pretty calm out there so the waves aren't too loud. We're up early today to do our first dive. We're going out with Big Fish Diving, http://www.gocayecaulker.com/members/bigfish.html, check out the I&I Reggae Bar too. The wind has finally shifted & is coming from the East. The air is so much warmer & much more moist. I feel like I live with a layer of sand & salt on my skin. It's kinda different to get used to when you're not accustomed to it. I like it though. All of our stuff has a layer of salt/sand & honestly I feel like you hang onto the wind on your skin ... read more