Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 39

San Ignacio and Caye Caulker We left Guatemala early - at half past seven - and as a pleasant surprise the bus driver was grumpy for a reason we still don't know, but it didn't make our drive pleasant at all..... However we enjoyed our last views of Guatemala and crossed the border where the first real Belizean people that told us that we probably never wanted to leave Belize again, as it was just like paradise...:) In San Ignacio we noticed the obvious differences with Guatemala (colonial houses instead of the Maya huts) and the rasta people that obviously took life easy. Chilling in the park with their buddies, leaning back and just..taking it all in...what a life :) Flora was ready to buy another pair of flip flops because hers broke yet again and ... read more

Belize... official language; English... yey. No more ..gracias, por favor, hola, cervesa etc.. When we passed through the border, it was so exciting seeing all the signs in English.. and getting our Belize dollars, they even had old Lizzy on them. We went straight to Belize City and from there took a ferry to Caye Caulker.. one of the many Cayes in Belize.. and it was like paradise. A really chilled out island, with not many tourists, white sands, blue seas.. just beautiful. We spent our time chilling at ends of piers.. swimming, snorkeling.. and eating to local jerk chicken with rice n beans... We went snorkeling around the Caye, and were swimming with loads of Sting Rays, they were really close and was great to see (the guide was feeding them with sardines tho.. ). ... read more

Sorry that it has taken me so long to get out a new journal entry, we have been traveling A LOT over the last few days and i have been too tired to find a place to use the internet. So the night we spent in flores was really cool, found a place to have happy hour 2 beers for like 2 dollars we went to a club and did a little bit of dancing and people watching which was pretty enjoyable. but not as enjoyable as watching mike david get hit on by a dude!!! went to bed around 3am and had to wake up for the long bus ride back to belize city. After the four hour ride to belize city, we finally got out to the cayes -pronounced key- and found a place ... read more

We arrived in Belize City yesterday, but it was a dive, accomdation double the price of Mexico and quarter as nice (infact just not nice at all), people dodgy and out to scam and everyone offering Kev drugs because of his hair style! Needless to say we just stayed the one night and got straight on a water taxi to a nearby island the next day. The water taxi was a rather bumpy experience on a speedboat surrounded by american missionaries but still a very cool ride resulting in arrival at a beautiful sandy island surrounded by crystal blue waters, hammocks everywhere and where people get around by foot or golf buggy rather than cars! We were here to go snorkelling in the world's second largest coral reef. We easily located a tour and then chilled ... read more

Adam and I are nearing the end of this amazing vacation. Neither one of us wants it to end!!!! We're staying on Ambergris Caye (pronounced key) 4.5 miles north of San Pedro. And only a half mile off the coast line is the second largest barrier reef in the world. We can see the waves crashing on the reef from our room and the water is crystal blue and fairly shallow. Our resort has very different set ups. Our room, called a casita (little house) is 40ft from the ocean and when you open all the doors and windows, the most amazing breeze whooshes through the room. I'm in love with the shower and we took pictures of it for when we can afford a bathroom like it! The resort, Mata Chica, has a maximum occupancy ... read more