http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Central America Caribbean , Belize en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:58:41 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:58:41 UTC Caye Caulker is a Caribbean island off the coast of Belize that is used my some as a base to dive the famous in diving circles Blue Hole but by most for being a place where you can feel really good about being so lazy. You step off the ferry and are greeted by the signs to go slow. Lots of rastatypes hanging around and incredibly laid back. Belize was an English colony so everyone speaks E http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-349794.html Jesus Christ Superstar uz je to tady Kristova leta oh my God I kdyz lepsi misto pro oslavu narozenin si uz tezko muze clovek doprat. Klienti prekvapuji lahvi skvele tequili slunecny den na Caye Caulkeru se muze vesele zacit. Na programu je snorchlovani s kamaradem Carlosem a jeho brachou Salvadorem. Vyrazime na pul dne na koralovy utes. Nejdrive pozorujeme rybky koraly a zelvy pote zazivame http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-349635.html Cestou s klienty na Cancunske letiste jsem s hruzou zjistil ze podel hlavni cesty z Tulumu do Cancunu rostou dalsi a dalsi obchodni centra a betonove hruzy skupuji se ve velkem pozemky a mistni majske obyvatelstvo pomalu prestava mit na to aby mohli zit tam kde doposud zili. Kam az tohle pujde je pri soucasne krizi otazkou. Dalsi otazkou zustava co se stane pri te navstevnosti s nadhernym kari http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-District/Belize-City/blog-349617.html Hello Entering Belize meant back into the world of English... if only for a moment. We made our way through Guatemala camping out at TIKAL one of the most famous ancient Maya ruins before arriving and falling in love with Belize. Unfortunately it is a short lasting love. You see Belize is a Caribbean world. The Garifunan culture is hugely present and the drums and Caribbean beats fill the http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/blog-348515.html La Isla Bonita says it all http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-348359.html All of a sudden we found ourselves in an English speaking ex Commonwealth country with Rasta African dreaded guys and Bob Marly and reggae blasting everywhere. We took a jet boat out to the island of Caye Caulkner to stay for a few days. http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-348352.html Its Day Ten in Placencia and I have my laptop with me on our front porch. Irsquom looking at the two kayaks we paddled all morning the coconuts our neighbors gave us and my snazzy new Big Red Bike Irsquom settling in remarkably well and every day Irsquom learning a little bit more and knowing Irsquoll be staying a little bit longer Within days of relocating to the tropics my inte http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Toledo-District/blog-348268.html Another big entry..haven't been around computers for a while and have been busy busy busy...after merida we hit the road again and arrived in playa del carmen...which was a bit of a culture shock as it is a big tourist resort on the caribbean coast....completely different from anywhere i have stayed so far...basically it was america but in mexico...and it cost a lot more than anywhere else...but http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Cayo-District/San-Ignacio/blog-347559.html Two and a half months had passed and we though perhaps it was time to move a muscle and do a bit of work. BooooFrom San Ignacio a small town in the hills of Western Belize we had contacted a small organic farm about volunteering in exchange for food and shelter. Hanging around San Ignacio for a reply was nice. A place I could live for quite a while...well a couple of months anyway. Plus Jess wa http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Cayo-District/Mountain-Pine-Ridge-Forest-Reserve/blog-347003.html Carlos the boat driver swore us to secrecy dont tell the richtourists who we were picking up 8 miles downstream how much we paid for the boat trip and the tour to Lamanai. We paid 80 Belizean dollars the folks coming in from the Cayes small islands just off the east coast of Belize paid 260 Bargain.The 8 miles on the speed boat powered by 2 massive outboard engines were exhilarating. S http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Orange-Walk-District/Orange-Walk/blog-346653.html So nun hat quasi der letzte Teil meiner Reise begonnen und zwar durch Zentralamerika. Der Abschied aus Kuba ist mir tatsaechlich schwer gefallen weil ich nach zweieinhalb Wochen einige nette Freunde gefunden hatte und mich gerade an die Umgebung das Leben die Menschen den Lebensrhythmus gewoehnt hatte... Nichtsdestotrotz bin ich von Havanna nach Cancun geflogen um dort am naechsten Tag meine G http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-345177.html Englisch dann DeutschWOW WOW WOW What can I say The pictures say it all really. Welcome to Cauye Caulker an island off the coast of Belize like something straight out of a dream For the life of me I will never figure out why the GAP tour organisers only feel the need to spend 2 nights in effect only 1.5 days on this Caribbean Island No one was ready to leave. It's the kind of p http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-344172.html German then EnglishFuer die naechsten zwei Tage gibt es wenig zu berichten. Wir haben uns von Guatemala nach Belize durchgekaempft. Eine Woche vorher waere das nicht moeglich gewesen denn die Grenzregion war stark ueberflutet Fluesse haben Strassen und Haeuser unter sich begraben. Nun wir sind nach all dem angekommen koennen aber noch sehen wie hoch das Wasser stand. Wenn man sich vor Augen http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Cayo-District/blog-344169.html I'll be spending time in Belize Central America this Christmas vacation and I hope to write about it... stay tuned http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Toledo-District/Punta-Gorda/blog-343834.html 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 Ta http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Stann-Creek-District/Placencia-Village/blog-342940.html Sunday was the first day we had that we could walk around and get a look at our new home. We were not disappointed. She is HUGE. Although she is not the largest in the fleet she is largest ship that my beautiful bride and I have sailed on. Although the days had its ups and downs some literally we had a great day at sea. The day started with a 930 AM muster drill. Required by law this drill is http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/blog-341620.html Belize de toon werd na een gezellige grensovergang al na een uurtje rijden gezet. Voor het eerst echt mot met de politie op ongeveer 15 km voor Belice City. In Mexico waren we al 20 keer aangehouden door Federale politie militairen blokkades cq conroles wat inhield tof doen praatje maken en onze auto overhoop halen. In Belize waren de papieren die nooit in orde waren. We hadden al die tij http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/blog-339007.html Caye Caulker pronounced Key Caulker is a REALLY laid back small island off the coast of Belize...the motto is 'Go Slow' and the only type of transport on the island is golf cart. There are serious Caribbean vibes here man The major attraction is the barrier reef which protects the island and is about a mile from the shore. We did a couple of snorkelling trips here in the first few days and saw http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-330900.html Well crossing the border to Belize turned out to be a miniadventure. We were too late to get a bus across so had to get a taxi from Chetumal in Mexico to the 'frontera'. After exiting the mexican bit we crossed to the Belize side and got our stamps said adios to the taxi driver and then realized that it was half nine at night there was nobody about and we were standing outside the Belize borde http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Orange-Walk-District/Orange-Walk/blog-330879.html My last couple of days in Belize were spent in a San Ignacio which is in the west of the country near the Mexican border. My main activity was to visit some caves called Actun Tunichil Muknal or ATM for short which contain Mayan relics and skeletons. To get to the relics it was necessary to swim wade or paddle for 500 metres and pass through narrow passages which was great fun. From San Igna http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Cayo-District/San-Ignacio/blog-329933.html From Orange Walk I took a bus to Belize City and then a boat to an island called Caye Caulker Caye is pronounced 'Key'. It was a quaint little island with three streets running down the narrow strip of land making up the island. Being out of the tourist season the place was pretty dead which added to its charm but there were a number of travellers staying in the hostel so plenty of people to s http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/blog-329912.html From Playa del Carmen I took a bus down to the Mexican border and changed onto a Belizean bus to take me across the border which was a completely painless experience. The change from Mexico to Belize was immediately noticeable Belize was certainly more rustic and had a Carribean feel to it not that I've ever been there. The racial mix was also noticeable too it is a complete melting pot wi http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Orange-Walk-District/Orange-Walk/blog-329911.html Sadly and yet with contentment and a sense of accomplishment we're on the final stretch Nevertheless we thought we'd share our final musings of our journey through Belize and Mexico and then homeward bound via Texas London and Croatia. From Guatemala we set off on a shorter yet adventure filled bus ride to the town of San Ignacio known locally as Cayo in Belize. On entering Belize the im http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Caye-Caulker/blog-329356.html So today was our first day of rediculous travel. We boarded a bus in Chetumal at 550 am for Belize City. At this point we were still riding on coach buses but you could tell the deterioration in quality as there was no bathroom on this one. Again the bus ride provided for scenic views. Around 730 we crossed out first border passing through a freezome in between Belize and Mexico called Coroza. C http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-District/Belize-City/blog-329188.html BelizeCity 23 april 1990 late afternoon.We039ve sort of followed James storming through the dirt ridden streets of BelizeCity all day on a mad search for his lady his Mary Carmen his mexican beauty whose small breasts he was so fond of.He039s devestated by the fact that she left him for Peter the bloke he got to like so much over the last couple of months going to San Jose together http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-District/Belize-City/blog-328263.html Belize is the most beautiful country I've ever been to. This includes both the scenery and the people. I have never met such friendly locals in my life and they actually keep talking to you even if you don't buy whatever they are selling We met so many people on Ambergris Caye we were beginning to feel like locals ourselves by the time we left. The trip to Belize City from Flores Guatemala wa http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-Barrier-Reef/Ambergris-Caye/blog-328073.html BelizeCity 22 april 1990.I wake up early in the morning by the sounds and salty smells of waves rolling onto the malecon outside our boarding house. My heavy minds needs time to get out of the foggy and dark dreams that filled my sleep. I feel more like stuffing my face back into the pillow it was in just minutes before giving in to peaceful oblivion but the harsh sounds of an argueing voice sl http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-District/Belize-City/blog-327922.html BelizeCity 21 april 1990.Ageing buildings made out of wood an open drainage system with canals that reek of human wastes faeces and urine. The city is sweltering under a tropical sun with not a trace of a breeze coming in from the ocean pollution piling up in the streets.Still BelizeCity is funky and fascinating with its dark black creol population.We were lucky last night getting ourselves http://www.travelblog.org//Central-America-Caribbean/Belize/Belize-District/Belize-City/blog-327566.html