Blogs from Caye Caulker, Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 26

Back on the bus, but did have the excitment of my first chicken bus (the old US st lye school buses) I'm sure I´ll be sick of them pretty soon but all good for now. On getting off the bus we were greeted by the only mean nasty and rude Bedizen person I met, he was trying to rip us off for a taxi and then when we said no went off at us like he had turret's, so we walked all the way- I am a hardcore backpacker now after all. So after the trek down and the water taxi we arrived at the small island of Caye Caulker, bliss. Its a tiny place that with a real Caribbean feel. the island is tiny, so small that the tree streets over are simply called front, ... read more

Go Slow thats what u'll here on the streets of Caye Caulker. So I've been here for basically a month now. Love it. Just sitting back and relaxing. Tons of sailing, fishing, scuba divign. Just finished my advanced scuba training. Loved itl. Dove down to 135 feet. That is really deep. but great diving here. Tons of giant grouper, lobster, rays, eels, and anything else u could coem up with. I'd say it might even be better than the great barrier. All u need is a pair of boardies and a bcd the water is so warm. But tons of great reef life. So went fishing today it was a little windy. On the way back all we caught was a shit hawk. So funny. It was nipping at my hands while i untangled it. Don't ... read more

All right well xmas was fabululous. We cooked my snapper and had lobster, shrimp ke-babs, and everything else. Basically I've been relaxing and hanging around. The Island modo is "GO SLOW". So that is what i;ve been doing. Lots of Sailing wiht Richard and hanging out down at the split. All the locals know me by name now so its always an interesting evening going out. The fishing has been great. We've basically brought home a monster fish every time. So much fun. For New Years me and my parents went out for some dinner at herbal tribe then for drinks down at I&I. Great times. I was spanked! Started to drink at like 4. Great Fun!. But I know everyone back home is jealous but no worries, I have to come back to reality in ... read more

ya it's been a while, but thats because i am on this little island off the coast of belize and everything is crazy expensive, especially internet. the last few days have been really busy.. yesterday i went snorkeling with sharks and countless numbers of tropical fish...in the largest reaf in the western hemisphere...and it was on a sail boatl. it was actually my first time sailing. a couple days earlier i went snorkeling with stingrays and got to pick them up and play with them , crazy rush(they were tame). so i will stay here for atleast one more night but i have to gety to punta gorda for friday morning where i will catch a ferry to livingston, and from there go find iona on lago izabel...my goodness this has all gone by quickly. i ... read more

They say man isn't meant to live underwater. Well I survived my first few ocean dives. Previously I had only dove in a small man-made lake in Ohio for my certification in June. Reef-diving in Belize is a little different! Belize has the largest barrier reef in the western hemisphere and the largest in the world after the Great Barrier Reff in Australia. I stayed on Caye Caulker, one of the main islands off of Belize mainland, about a half-hour boat ride from the unfortunate capital Belize City (i will put off my experience of this city until next time). The island itself is supposed to be a tropical paradise...and it is pretty, though I didn't really like staying there because of the noise and there are all these decrepit characters lying around whose main job ... read more