Caye Caulker

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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 rasta-types hanging around and incredibly laid back. Belize was an English colony so everyone speaks English and greets eachother on the street:
Me (to local I was passing on street): Hello.
Local: Ya, mon.

Caye Caulker and Belize in general is much pricier than the rest of Central America. As I result I decided against doing the PADI diving course and blue hole and instead spent the day lying on the beach near the Split and evenings going to the Oceanside bar/club with hostel buddies following dinner and rum/pineapple mixers. Entertainment at the Oceanside there included karaoke, a rubbish covers band and reggaeton music.

Didn´t manage to learn any Spanish using my grammar book while there as the place zaps one of motivation of anything except lying on the beach/hammocks. It was a lazy few days, but a lazy few days well spent.

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Photos

Map
Caye Caulker is northeast of Belize City, takes about 30 mins to get there on a fast boat

During snorkeling trip to reef
Dark patch below me is a sting ray swimming below me.

Road on Caye Caulker
This is a police golf buggy. Instead of cars, golf buggies are used

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from left: Ulli (Ger), Sascha (US), Mark (US), Michael (Czech), Eric (Swe)

Comments

[lanegra]

tina's
did you spend thanksgiving at Tina's? Tables look familiar. :)

[AlanOK]

Yes, good eye.