Blogs from Belize District, Belize, Central America Caribbean

K- Antigua is generally regarded as the jewel in Guatemala's crown and the "must see" City. However when we arrived there on Sunday we didn’t really take to it - although very pretty the main square was packed with tourists, there were 4 high-end coffee shops on the square alone and we found it a little Disney. However, since then we have explored the side streets and the local market and we have both changed our minds. There is a good mix of real life and tourist comforts and lots of great food and we are considering re-visiting it at the end of the trip in order to attend Spanish school and then perhaps travel through S America. Lots of time to decide that though! Whilst in Guatemala we also spent 3 nights at Lago de ... read more

Ein Grund, weshalb wir nun doch noch nach Belize gereist sind, ist, dass wir uns eine noch eindrucksvollere Meeresfauna versprechen. Der zweite Grund war, einmal „richtigen“ Urwald und ihre Bewohner zu erleben. Da waren wir in der Community Bamboon Sanctuary gerade richtig. Sanctuary heißt so viel wie Schutzgebiet. Bamboon ist der Name der Ortschaft, wo sich dieser Schutz- und Schonraum für die Howler-Affen befindet. Schon nach dem Grenzübertritt zu Belize fühlt man sich in eine völlig andere Welt versetzt. Die wichtigsten Verkehrsadern wie der Northern Highway würde man in Deutschland gerade mal als untergeordnete Landstraße bezeichnen. Kein Mittelstreifen, kaum Seitenstraßen. Alles ist sehr ländlich. Selbst größere Städte wie Orange Walk Town haben nur eine Hauptstraße, an der sich zwei Banken und einige kleine Geschäfte befinden. Supermärkte der bekannten Kette... read more

Today we’re in Belize and a crew tour was offered. Jenny, Duain (the directors of the younger teen club) and I signed up to go together and we were part of a group of about 40 crew members. Belize is a tender port, so we started the day with a 20 minute ride to shore where we then boarded a smaller motor boat. That boat took us down the coast a bit to a nearby river. We spent about an hour sailing up the river searching for wildlife. There were tons of different birds in the mangroves at the sides of the river and swooping overhead. We saw some crocodiles too and our guide even pulled up close to shore by one. It was just sitting there sunning – until it suddenly leapt back into the ... read more