Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 34

Finally, some sun! From Tulum, I set off at 5:30 am (yikes!) to get a taxi to catch a bus to catch another bus to catch a taxi to get a boat (phew!)...... and then finally I arrived in Caye Caulker (Key Corker), a tiny island 45 minutes off the coast of Belize City. Belize is an English speaking country (The Queen is on their banknotes!) so it's really nice to have a bit of a break from Spanish for a while. The locals are so friendly here. Everyone stops to talk to you on the street or on the bus. Their accent is lovely to listen- a strong sing-song Carribean accent, but it is sometimes quite hard to understand! The catchphrase here is 'Go Slow' and it's no joke. The toilet flooded in my dorm ... read more

One more country Travel Blogged! 14/9/07 This morning my favourite blue crab had been usurped from his hole. I was up before six and hoped to see the bad boy out and about but much to my horror there was a pinky-beige coloured crab in his hole instead. Bastard. So I left without saying goodbye to the crab. I was also without my trusty 'Not For Politics Just For Students T-Shirt', which by this time was stained and misshaped, my jeans, breakfast and a shower as the water had run out again. I had already got my immigration stamp two days ago and paid 80Quetzals for the privilege so I was free to leave Guatemala. I took a last look at Guatemala and took a boat to Belize; it took about an hour. I spoke and ... read more

Our entry into Belize marked the first of a number of battles with border guards. First up was the exit from Mexico, where the guy tried to get 100 pesos out of us for the privilege of leaving and being able to return again. Who knows what the real story is, but we refused to pay as we were roughly aware that it should be free to come and go. We mentioned this down the line of other travellers but they all paid various amounts based on their personal circumstances. Some people from France paid US$25 each, all of which I assume goes into the pocket of the particular border guard. Later, we searched and searched but could not find a straight answer as to whether these fees are official or not. I later heard a ... read more

Our Latin adventure is back online after a brief descanso (break). Our Travelblog amigos claim our blog site was down due to technical difficulties and it won´t happen again. Trevor was able to retrieve most of our lost blogs and photos, but we´ll type fast about our Go Slow experience just in case... The islands of Belize are relaxed, laid back and como se dice... despacio (slow). We switched back to English in Caye Caulker and saw ¨Go Slow¨signs everywhere, from the dock where we disembarked to the streets where we found specialties like lobster, hog fish, banana bread and the local drink, the ¨Panty Rippa¨ (rum and pineapple juice). ¨Go slow¨is the island motto and we were actually heckled by the locals for walking too fast to the dive shop. After catching up on our ... read more

Hello from a tropical Carribean Island Jealous? you should be, The Belizian Cayes are everything you imagine and more, Turquiose seas, white sandy palm fringed beaches and an atmosphere so laid back you have to check for a pulse. We got here with a mad dash across three countries (Cuba, Mexico and Belize) in just two days (and in my case one set of clothes), but as the boat docked on San Pedro (aka Ambergris caye) we knew it was worth it. We spent two days here relaxing, swimming and snorkelling with a few beers in the evening and generally doing as little as possible. The walk from one end of town to the other must have taken all of 20 minutes (though we never did it all in one go) most people used golf ... read more