Blogs from Caye Caulker, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 13

I had planned on flying down to Caracas for a quick visit but the trip fell through due to my travel partner no longer being able to go. Caracas is an expensive city and it would have cost me at least $400 for 24 hours there which was twice what I wanted to spend. So.......I went to Belize instead! A co-worker of mine named Jim came along. We caught a 7am Delta 737 to Atlanta. I had seat 10A at the window. It was a routine flight of about an hour. Our connection was a Delta Connection CRJ900 to Belize City and I was seated in business class seat 1A. We flew south over Florida and then turned west at about the Ft Myers area. The flight took us over the Florida Keys and over the ... read more

Wow haven’t updated for quite some time now. This past week of school actually managed to get pretty intense, with three midterm exams and an assignment due. But I got through it, and am currently laying in a hammock on the beach of beautiful Caye Caulker. This island is one of the only places I have been to where to can ask someone what they did that day, and ‘absolutly nothing’ is a totally acceptable answer. Although this caye is a little bit too touristy for my liking, the super-chill-paradise vibe is has going on totally makes up for it. It is a place where no one wears shoes, drinking gallon upon gallon of water a day is a must (which I learned the hard way), and after being here for about three hours, you’ll feel ... read more

We’ve just moved into our new apartment, rented for a month, on Caye Caulker. As fun and fantastic as it is meeting new people every day, it is great to have our own space again, our own bathroom, kitchen (with a fridge!) and our own constant supply of hot water. We are now at the other end of the island near the airport, not that it really makes any noise. We are paying $US 450 for the month that also includes our hot water, gas, electricity, cable (though it’s been great not watching tv and we’re yet to turn it on), and internet once it gets sorted. Our landlords are above us, a lovely couple with two little kids. Albert owns a scuba tour company and Giselle has an incredibly good ice cream palour. We’ve got ... read more

I have one more full day here after today. Still staying at the hostel right on the water. Not great but inexpensive (relatively speaking) and meeting lots of interesting people. Last night was a birthday party for Josh and that was fun! Can't believe I have only one full day left here. Caye Caulker days have a way of meandering slowly, make that sssslllloooowwwwllllyyyyyy. Wake to sunrise, quiet morning, no one around. Slowlllllly walk to Glenda's for breakfast, cinnamon rolls or ....yes, cinnamon rolls. Talk with other customers. Meander back toward hostel, run into some people at Cafe y Amor, more coffee and wonderful conversation. Talk with people at hostel. Read. Go to Cafe El Paso for lunch (yesterday lunch cost me $3 and food was great). Finish lunch and get some sun but only a ... read more

So before leaving Dangriga, the debate began - south or north. Continue down south to potentially nicer areas, or head up north back to Corozal that we liked so much and could imagine living. Do we give up so quickly on the south? Should we spend money in the south to know for sure if we want to live there or not? Should we just go back north where we know we liked, and if it doesn’t work, spend the money coming back down? We talked for hours, met some tourists, talked to them. The decision came down to the fact that even if we liked the southern towns of Placencia or Hopkins, we could not afford to live there - thanks rich north american’s buying up land. So rather than going straight back to Corozal, ... read more