Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 20

We’ve just moved into our new apartment, rented for a month, on Caye Caulker. As fun and fantastic as it is meeting new people every day, it is great to have our own space again, our own bathroom, kitchen (with a fridge!) and our own constant supply of hot water. We are now at the other end of the island near the airport, not that it really makes any noise. We are paying $US 450 for the month that also includes our hot water, gas, electricity, cable (though it’s been great not watching tv and we’re yet to turn it on), and internet once it gets sorted. Our landlords are above us, a lovely couple with two little kids. Albert owns a scuba tour company and Giselle has an incredibly good ice cream palour. We’ve got ... read more

I have one more full day here after today. Still staying at the hostel right on the water. Not great but inexpensive (relatively speaking) and meeting lots of interesting people. Last night was a birthday party for Josh and that was fun! Can't believe I have only one full day left here. Caye Caulker days have a way of meandering slowly, make that sssslllloooowwwwllllyyyyyy. Wake to sunrise, quiet morning, no one around. Slowlllllly walk to Glenda's for breakfast, cinnamon rolls or ....yes, cinnamon rolls. Talk with other customers. Meander back toward hostel, run into some people at Cafe y Amor, more coffee and wonderful conversation. Talk with people at hostel. Read. Go to Cafe El Paso for lunch (yesterday lunch cost me $3 and food was great). Finish lunch and get some sun but only a ... read more

So before leaving Dangriga, the debate began - south or north. Continue down south to potentially nicer areas, or head up north back to Corozal that we liked so much and could imagine living. Do we give up so quickly on the south? Should we spend money in the south to know for sure if we want to live there or not? Should we just go back north where we know we liked, and if it doesn’t work, spend the money coming back down? We talked for hours, met some tourists, talked to them. The decision came down to the fact that even if we liked the southern towns of Placencia or Hopkins, we could not afford to live there - thanks rich north american’s buying up land. So rather than going straight back to Corozal, ... read more

(So this blog was the first part, the good part, of the last few days. I left it in its original form just so you get the idea of how happy I was about life. The second part, the next blog, was possibly the worst 24 hours I’ve ever had in my travels. I went from extremely high on life, to being completely frustrated. I won’t give away the details, but notice that there are very few pictures? If you want to read the happy stuff, this is for you. If you would rather hear me rant on frustrations, check out the next one.) We got to Caye Caulker through what one would call “one of 'em good problems.” Sitting in Flores, Guatemala with the buses full in the direction we wanted to go, we had ... read more

A nice breeze through our beach dorm woke me up this morning. So I decided to get up at 7:00am and go take some photos of the beach. So awesome walking on a white sandy beach with palm trees rustling in the breeze and only a few locals walking by. Very serene. With a poplulation of close to 2000 people, the island of Caye Caulker moves at a slow pace with sand roads and golf carts instead of cars. Today we are going to explore the island. Right now I am laying in a hammock on the beach under a palm tree writing this :) . When Matt and Justin woke up we went to walk around the island, finding a ton of big lizards. The island got ripped in half by a hurricane some time ... read more