Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 37

Route to San Pedro WOW-WHAT A GREAT TRIP! Mark and I decided that instead of a big party we would take each other away for our 50th birthdays. Talking with my sister about it, she recommended going to Belize. She had been for 4 years straight at the time and she and her husband LOVE IT! Specifically, San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. We started early with a transfer in Houston. From Houston we headed to Belize City. The woman next to me was from California too, but has come to Central America for years. She knows it well and has been a tour guide in some Mayan ruins before. She recommended that if at all possible to see Tikal but Caracol was a definite second choice. She said that Tikal Inn was just outside the park ... read more

From Tulum we made our way to Caye caulker in Belize. We took an overnight bus from Tulum to Caulker for nice 12 hours. Belize city is pretty run down so we pretty much bolted for the ferry to caulker. Key caulker is SUPPPPPPPPER laid back. Some nights we would just walk up and down the main road (i.e. a sand passage way) extremmelly slow, saying hi toeveryone and then repeating. WE did dive the blue hole here. it was amazing! we got to dive at 140 feet below with reef sharks and other big fish. we also did some snorkelling with some awesome animals.... read more

Friday morning we all woke up in pretty rough shape after Galen's bbq to kick off the semester the previous night. Gary picked a few of us up at school after class and we headed East towards Belmopan. From Belmopan melodie emily and I hopped on the bus bound for Belize City. Getting into the city was stimulation overload! I practically walked out into oncoming traffic after leaving the bus station, as the immense heat, noise and movement began swirling around me. Driving through the city to the water taxi station I saw about as much of the city as I needed to. Belize city still has the whole colonial legacy to deal with, and it's very apparent with the amount of poverty and drifters walking the streets. We left Belize city within an hour of ... 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