Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 18

hola! so now we are in belize... all of a sudden EVERYTHING from taxis to milk has at least doubled in price! taxi drivers seem like extortionists to us! but we paid the $30belize to get from the border to a town called San Ignacio, a bit of a border town but with many other attractions close by, worth the visit! (the belize dollar is exactly 2 to the US dollar so we're about the same, just for those interested). We found a hostel called Bella's backpackers run by a woman called Natasha who's daughter is called Bella... hence the name! we arrived so early in the morning that we had time to get our bearings and then for a small fee Natasha and Bella and a few other young girls came with us to the ... read more

So after a well deserved night in the Holiday Inn, Tandi and I met the boys on the beach in Playa Del Carmen. This place was such a sweet town.. awesome beach, excellent nightlife and super yummy food. The first night started off with Mexican food, several margaritas and tequila shots.. from there on you can use your imagination. The next few nights followed a similar pattern, and Sean's streak of not vomiting has now come to an end. During the day, we spent most of our time hanging on the beach, where Stuey forgot how delicate his skin is and morphed into a lobster. One day Tanz and I took a day trip to see Chichen Itza, a seventh wonder of the world, and another day we visited Isla Mujeres on a yacht. For some ... read more

Happy Anniversary to us! We spent today in Belize. It was our 20th. Here's to 20 more. I love you Chris. Got up early and caught a boat full of Rastas out to a wee little hump of land out in the middle of the barrier reef off of Belize. The water was pretty choppy and the current strong but the water was still pretty clear. The strong current made snorkeling a little more work but we still had fun and managed to get some decent pictures. We saw some some of the largest brain coral ever. After swimming for about an hour we made it to the island and for $5.00 you could rent a beach chair. For $12.00 you could buy 2 grilled lobsters and a sausage taco. Kinda funny… So we sat in ... read more

Hallo zusammen Hier nur ein ganz kleiner Bericht. Wir waren ja, ca. 1 Woche in Belize auf der Insel Caye Caulker...., Fotos von der Insel werden noch folgen, da sie noch auf dem Chip sind. Die Insel hat mir super gefallen. Motto der Insel ist: "go slow" ! Ueberall hoert man, "yeah men.... go slow"... :-) wirklich ein Oertchen zum entspannen und die Seele baumeln lassen! Nachdem wir ca. 6 Jahre nicht mehr getaucht sind, haben wir uns wieder daran gewagt und wir hatten viel Spass! Zuerst machten wir zwei nicht so tiefe Tauchgange.... bei "Hol Chan" (ein Naturschutzgebiet), damit wir uns wieder ans tauchen gewoehnen. Ging alles super. Ebenfalls machten wir noch einen Schnorchelausflug mit "Juni", das ist ein 72Jahre alter Belizianer...... und der Ausflug war wirklich super..... er erinnerte mich ein bischen an dem ... read more

Sunday 29th August We passed through Bacalar Lagoon and Chetumal and our decision to miss them out was a wise one as these two towns are a bit run down. dont get me wrong we could stay here but caye caulker sounds more appealing and we just want to have a good long stay in one location. So we arrive at the ferry port in Chetumal and once we got passed the sniffer dogs and military security we were on our way across chetumal bay in a really quick water taxi. There were about 30 of us on this 25 ft boat which had three 250hp outboard motors. Most of the passengers were people that lived on the islands. we were told they use the boat to go to the larger supermarkets on the mainland to ... read more