Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 28

Another day another bus journey and border crossing. Fortunately the journey from Tikal to Belize was only 5 hours and the bus was relatively empty. We had the first two seats which always gets you some extra leg room and we were both very comfortable. The border stop was a bit of a pain as we ended us joining the wrong queue and then at the back of the right queue. It is frustrating at times especially when you a bit tectchy from the heat. We checked out of Guatemala after a long wait and then headed off to get stamped into Belize. We could not see our bus but figured it was waiting the other side. The lady stamped us into Belize (hoorah we got a stamp) and we trudged back to teh bus with ... read more

13th Agosto - Rio Dulce 14th Agosto - Rio Dulce Pretty action packed day - 7 of us squeezed in a van and drove to El Boqueron, a gorge which looked very magical and mystical. Paddled down it in very leaky wooden canoe, then swam/floated the way back under waterfalls and with jungle vines dangling all over the place. Gorge-ous. (blame Harriet, thats a definite Symes joke) Then moved on to Finca al Paraiso, a HOT waterfall that runs into a freezing cold plunge pool. Waterfall was steaming hot and it was pretty much the best shower we've had so far. Climbed into a cave behind the waterfall and pretended to be on a Herbal Essences advert - ignoring the bat poo. Molested by small children selling Banana Tortillas on the way out - surprisingly frightening ... read more

Today's snorkeling is through Ragamuffin Tours. We paid $80USD for the both of us to do a half-day snorkeling tour. We left early in the morning to hit 3 spots: Coral Gardens, Shark and Ray Alley, and Hol Chan Reserve. We boarded a cataraman with 10 others. Hol Chan was one of the best snorkeling I've seen. There were HUGE schools of fish, sting rays, nurse sharks, and beautiful fanning coral. Since V is a great swimmer, he went as deep as the scuba divers who were looking closely at sharks. When V and I were alone, he went to touch a nurse shark which then darted out toward me. I panicked, desperately swinging my arms back and scraping my leg against coral (sshh don't tell) causing some bleeding. I thought, great, now I'm going to ... read more

We left Guatemala for belize on tuesday morning, which was not a fun journey! i had the only wet, leaking seat on the bus whilst dan had a lovely dry sleep the whole way. we eventually arrived in belize city and got straight on a water taxi to head for the smalll caribbean island of Caye Caulker, which broke down halfway there, but what better place to break down than in the caribbean ocean! then we got to Caye Caulker, which was AMAZING! we spent the days swimming, drinking, diving, and sitting on the water picnic benches in the turquoise water at the split (where the island was ripped in half by a hurricane about 40 years ago!). We stayed there to watch the sunset most days. We spent one day doing a snorkeling tour of ... read more

We've begun.... We arived safe, with all our belongings with us and in tact! Our trip begun at 4.45am from New York JFK to El Salvador, we caught our connection an hour later and arrived in Belize City mid-morning. Our third and final flight of the day was with 'Maya Isalnd Air' - a 10 seater plane with one propellor and only two other passengers. After looking to Berti who had turned slightly green, we took off, and startig flying over complete paradise. As we passed the reef below, the water was so green, we were actually looking directly through to the bottom of the ocean. This has to be already the most amazing experience of our lives, and it was Day 1.. Once we touched down and started our taxi ride through San Pedro, we ... read more