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Wow this internet is slow so this is going to be very very short. I've tried a few times now to upload some pics, but no luck. We left Caye Caulker this morning after completing our open water scuba diving yesterday. I was pretty happy to get that certification I tell you. We're in Placencia now, this tiny little village down the coast. We're heading to Punta Gorda tomorrow where we will be catching the ferry to Guatemala the next day in order to get us closer to the Bay Islands in Honduras. Its really nice and laid back here - [View Full Entry]

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A hard rains gonna fall After enjoying our visit to Tikal we thought we would visit Belize as we were relatively close to the border. After a 3 hour journey to the customs office in Guatemala we were left a little lighter in our wallets after the unofficial 'tax'. On the Belizean side after declaring our contraband banana we found we were stranded with no local transport to the nearest town or bus station and with no Belizean (or US) currency. So after catching an expensive taxi to the nearest cash machine in San Ignacio we got on our first [View Full Entry]

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I am travelling to Placencia with a dreadlocked Finnish dude named Topi, he attracts the local's attentions for his rasta looks, quite aggressive and demanding guy but we got along well,we lived a lazy life whilst in Placencia, hammocking, drinking and wacki backi after every meals! We have to stop in Belmopan to wait for more passengers to Dangriga, the driver made an announcement in the microphone, saying this is a straight bus to Belmopan, if you need to stop in between leave the bus now!!, Quite funny the way he said it. At Belmopan, few more tourists went onboard, Topi [View Full Entry]

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When Aly and Zach and I moved to Placencia in November, we were surprised and delighted to find that we were not the only newbies in town! As a matter of fact, quite a collection of young people have moved here recently from Austria, Canada, NY, and England! In particular, we have become good friends with another three-some from Canada, Jodie, Erin, and Brad. They have opened a fantastic restaurant here in town, the Secret Garden, and every time they have a day off we try and snatch them for a boat trip, a beach and lunch date, or Pictionary! Right [View Full Entry]

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Hello family! I'm doing my best to keep the stories coming, but I have been just too busy living them to document! Although its a few months later, I hope you still enjoy them! :) A few days after returning from our adventures up North, Megan arrived for a Holiday Extravaganza! She was our first visitor to the tiny peninsula we call home, and also my first time being able to meet my friend out on the jetway! :) It was an amazing sunny Christmas Eve, and Megan showered us with first world novelties for the entire first day! She brought [View Full Entry]

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As so it goes from one great adventure to another... I look forward to sharing this international relocation adventure with you! But first, a recap: After returning from ATW, over the summer I visited most of my friends and family all over the country and the world! My sister Alyssa and I took a 2000 mile road trip through Utah, NV, and CA and took in hikes and awe at Bryce Canyon, Zion, Lake Tahoe, San Fran, and Yosemite! Ryan came out to Vegas and we decided it was about time we checked out the Grand Canyon! It turned into a [View Full Entry]

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Hello there amigos Unfortunately we're not able to upload photos on this computer - so we can't show you the photo of adam wrestling the shark, but needless to say we ate well that night ;-) Thanks for all your messages - sorry if we're not replying to them individually .. but it's great to hear from you all ... just in response to a couple though ... Taragh - adam shooed the tarantula to the room next door - phew hannah - mobiles firmly off - hurrah kate - you may not do long haul ... but you really would [View Full Entry]

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So we went to Hopkins planning to spend a couple nights to see the beaches we heard were beautiful and ended up staying a week (of course). We didn't even know at the time but it turned out that the weekend we were there was Hopkins Day weekend. So this usually sleepy town was bustling with people. We stayed at Lebeha, which is the drumming center. We actually ended up making friends with the guy who runs it, Jebar. He is totally crazy, but in a good way. Bryan got some drumming lessons from him, I tried, but quit after not [View Full Entry]

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Placencia We caught the 7am boat to Belize yesterday morning. It was around an hour and a half across the bay, mostly through open water with the land off in the distance. It was another pretty trip, and a big change to be in open water with the hills around just blue rises along the western horizon and water as far off as you could see toward the east. Unfortunately, we had to slow down a couple times because of bottles and other garbage in the water. Our second day in Placencia there was a layer of bottles and other trash [View Full Entry]

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