Blogs from Placencia Village, Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Well we are still in Placencia paradise and still loving it. I'm not sure how Lucy is going to drag me onto the plane in a couple of days' time. She'll just have to wave a credit card bill in front of me I suppose, because if I didn't have to, I wouldn't be leaving here! We've had an idyllic couple of days since I last updated you. Two days ago we booked another snorkelling trip, this time to Laughing Bird Caye, which is set in a Marine Reserve about 12 miles from Paradise (as I've renamed Placencia). We went with an American couple and our guide, Gerald, part man, part fish. Like everyone we've met, he is very laid back and really friendly. We had a fantastic day, boating out to the little island, which ... read more

Well - we are really on the countdown now. Just one more full day to go in Belize, before we start the journey home. We have a night in LA and hopefully some shopping in Santa Monica to sweeten the bitter pill... but seriously I am going to have some real re-entry problems. I made the mistake of logging on to my work email today and it all feels a little too real. We have had a busy time since my last blog. Who would have believed that life in a seaside village could be so action packed. We have been adopted by the Gardiner family (Placencia goes back to 5 original families and the Gardiners are one). When I say "adopted", I mean that we have been big suckers on the tour front, but they ... read more

So, here we now are in Placencia. And boy it's good... before we came we had booked 2 nights at our hotel. When we arrived we extended it by a further 2 nights and we've now decided that we will stay here until we leave. Placencia is a tiny peninsula on the south east coast of Belize. Just 12 years ago, it was a fishing village with 12 houses, processing conch and lobster for export to Jamaica. It's fair to say it's been "discovered", but it is still incredibly laid back and just the kind of place you want to be for a beach holiday. For a start, it has a beach, which Caye Caulker, though gorgeous, lacked. There are 2 streets, that run the length of the town; one is actually a footpath. All the ... read more

hey guys. so unfortunately we can't upload any pics so you'll have to rely on the power of imagination. all here is well, we've had a busy couple of days and are just now finding time to sit down and reflect about them. we spent a lazy xmas morning on the beach followed by a long 4 mile kayak adventure out to some of the cayes off of placencia penninsula. later we enjoyed an awesome 4 course meal at a local restuarant run by a couple who also run a spa in the area - AJ finally had his stake and I enjoyed some lobster, shrimps and baracouda...mmm. we spent boxing day at cockscomb basin (the world's only jaguar reserve) where we took a medicinal plant nature walk/lecture and swam at the base of a beautiful ... read more

hey guys, so we just lost 2 blog entires and are feeling a little frustrated about the internet connection. so in brief we've made it here, we love our cabin, we're tanned, well-fed, hot and relaxed. We've been keeping busy with bike rides, swimming, snorkeling and exploring. We appologize for the lack of photos but the internet connection makes it really hard to get them up - we'll keep trying. So for now, Merry Chirstmas. We're going out kayaking for the day tomorrow to visit some of the closer cayes and do some more snorkeling. We'll give this another shot in the next couple of days. Happy Holidays. ... read more

Please...No More Rum! Well...i'm slowly making my way down the coast of Belize. Caye Caulker was great. Spent way too much time soaked in rum but made a lot of friends and even managed to get some snorkelling in. Literally ate lobster for every meal. Really liked the Hol Chan marine reserve. Got to touch a stingray and swim with nurse sharks. The only bummer is that my underwater camera doesn't seem to like the water and it broke. So i'm camera-less until I can find somewhere to buy another one. Big boo. Left Caulker a few days ago to hit the Garifuna festival in Dangriga. What a shit-show. Non-stop party but not really in a good way. We stayed at this place that was ground zero for the party and listened to really bad ... read more