Blogs from Belize Barrier Reef, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 41

d.1-5 april Fra Xcalak tog jeg bussen til Chetumal hvor jeg havde en enkel overnatning. Derefter en bus til Belize City og derfra en watertaxi til Caye Caulker... Bookede ind paa Tinas backpackerhostel som ligger lige ned til vandet. Skoent! (dog ret beskidt men hvad, er man backpacker eller backpacker ikke!!?) Her moedte jeg to ret sjove gutter som jeg hang ud med, Ben og Ross. Fik dykket en hel del der og ja selvfoelgelig ogsaa The Blue hole. Selve dykket der var ikke saa overdrevet spaendende men tilgengaeld saa vi kaskelothvaler paa turen hjem fra dykket!!! de var helt taet paa baaden og man fik bare lyst til at hoppe i...det var virkelig noget af en oplevelse! Havde ogsaa mit foerste natdyk her - ret fedt saa bl.a. en del blaeksprutter, en enkel eagleray m.m. ... read more

We have decided to stay on here for another day....it's relaxing and friendly place to be! And, as you can tell by now, a hard place to leave... Today we took a boat trip to another part of the reef and then on to Ambergis Caye..this island is really built up now..full of cars and people (50 thousand in the main town) and shops and hotels...It's much nicer here! Snorkeling today was good..we saw a giant "ball" of fish all swimming together.. a moray eel, a giant lobster, and spiny black sea urchins..along with the usual colorful fish and coral. We've been watching some of the local TV programing, and we're really impressed with the initiatives to bring tourism and protect the environment... It rained really hard off and on again yesterday..and we got caught in ... read more

We are in the midst of a cold front, believe it or not....Everyone who lives here is freezing, and we had to ask for blankets last night! It was warm enough to go kayaking this am, but tonight is cool and rainy. We moved to a less expensive hotel today, away from the beach... It is near a school, so I'm attaching photos for the kids! The next day: It rained hard all night....! Today had a few sunbreaks but was windy..so still no snorkeling or swimming... But it is warmer now... We went jogging this am, since it was cool enough, and explored more of the island on bike (they come with the hotel...)this afternoon. We are settling into life here and really relaxing.....naps in the afternoon! We have booked two more nights here and ... read more

Finally made it to vacation! I got off the boat yesterday around noon and headed out to Caye Caulker. Which is a little island about a 45 minute boat ride from the mainland of Belize. I am staying at a hostel here and have met a couple of real cool people including a couple from Holland, Tony and Katie from Minnesota, and a group of girls from Australia. I will be traveling to the Cayo district in a few days to visit some friends who just opened up a resort there. Gotta go, more to come... read more

Guess who's back on the caribbean coast again, dear reader, with the rasta cats feeling bless-ed man? Yes that's right, it's your intrepid travel journalist happy to post this entry from Belize. Within a minute of arriving at the bus terminal in Belize City I walked around the corner and saw two local women; one of whom approached with outstretched arms, missing teeth but a winning smile and said to me ¨Hey baby, come to mama!¨ Well, that sure was an interesting opening gambit. So anyways, I go a little further down the street towards the marine terminal, and give some skin when offered by a rasta cat who was chilling with his brothers. The cat glances at my face and says ¨Hey man, why you look like that?¨ Apparently I've been away from the caribbean ... read more