Blogs from Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 5

After staying in Placencia for more than an hour we decided that it was by far not one of our favorite spots! Our one and only night in Placencia, Belize was very eventful so I thought I'd write a blog dedicated to that night only!To start off with we found everyone there quite rude, most of our travelling all the locals have been very friendly, we assumed that it was because it seem to be a regular American holiday spot so they were used to seeing foreign faces. There was only 2 hostels there that were awful but the only thing in our price range so after picking between buggy old smelly and dirty or a bit less buggy old no running water and a bit ... read more

Saturday 14th Jan - Placencia, Belize A barnstorming day of weather again in the region of 30 degrees and it felt like an opportune moment to do a spot of sunbathing. Unfortunately we'd brought along a bottle of out of date suncream with us from a well meaning but probably forgetful family member who'd forgotten that the cream donated had been sat at the back of the cupboard for the past 20 years or so. Now you might think its hard to purchase suncream in latin america, however it isn't in the big cities but as we regretfully found out it is in sleepy beach resorts. Placencia is an amazing place with a really nice laid back and rustic feel to it. There aren't any big modern monstrous hotels, generally just small family run guesthouses albeit ... read more

So there's a big beak bite on my back. I can barely see it in the mirror, but I feel its presence and the infection is affecting my entire body. Every time I retell the story, I feel the weight of the turtle concentrated on that beak mark. Every time I reenact the attack, my spine shivers with the twisting. This is an interesting injury, because it seems to be affecting my entire body - including my mind. So after the attack, I stayed on the cayes for two more nights to finish the project with my team. The pain would come and go, but was increasing each day. By the time we returned to Placencia on Wednesday afternoon, my friend Rita said the bite was black and yellow and "Not lookin good, gal." I went ... read more

The somewhat inconvenient thing about living in Guatemala is that every 90 days my visa expires. So that meant that I had to leave the country for 72 hours and then come back in to renew my visa. Therefore, I had to suffer through spending 72 hours on the southern Belizean beaches of Placencia. It was amazing! It was a long journey from the mountainous highlands of Coban to the Placencia Peninsula. Two buses, a boat, another bus, another boat, a short hike, a hitched ride, and a day and a half later I arrived on the pristine white sand, palm lined beach. I wandered around the small town, population 900, and it was readily apparent that this was their off season. Several restaurants and bars were closed for the season or to complete renovations while ... read more

I know I've been publishing past adventures, but this one is actually current! Miss you all! If you took New Years, Christmas, and the 4th of July and put them all in one month, you’d have September Celebrations in Belize! What a wonderful time to be home on the peninsula….it’s slow season so the faces are all familiar and our favorite restaurants take turns closing for weeks, BUT there are many holidays and things to celebrate! We’ve got St. George’s Caye Day, Independence Day, and our very own Placencia Assassins football team took the national championship last month! I just got back 30 days ago, but of course it feels like I never left…. My first order of business in Placencia was to get underwater, despite the recent news of terrible visibility due to an unusual ... read more