Blogs from Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 8

I sit here at my six month anniversary of expatriation and wonder where the days have gone! I came to Belize hoping to accomplish many goals and finish numerous projects - all of them still patiently listed on the back of a Suduko puzzle. Somehow, when making that list, I forgot to factor in the People of Placencia! I recently read a captivating story called “There’s No Place Like Here” by Cecilia Ahern. It’s a tale of a girl who finds herself in a town called Here, This town is home to everything that’s ever gone missing - that ring you dropped somewhere, the sock that the dryer ate for lunch, and even that neighbor that went missing and was never seen again. They are all living harmoniously in a far away land….and I’m pretty sure ... read more

Wow this internet is slow so this is going to be very very short. I've tried a few times now to upload some pics, but no luck. We left Caye Caulker this morning after completing our open water scuba diving yesterday. I was pretty happy to get that certification I tell you. We're in Placencia now, this tiny little village down the coast. We're heading to Punta Gorda tomorrow where we will be catching the ferry to Guatemala the next day in order to get us closer to the Bay Islands in Honduras. Its really nice and laid back here - if we had more time, we'd probably stay an extra day but we're anxious to continue. All of our past trvel buddies have left. K done for now. THis is sooo slow. Love Ashley xo ... read more

I am travelling to Placencia with a dreadlocked Finnish dude named Topi, he attracts the local's attentions for his rasta looks, quite aggressive and demanding guy but we got along well,we lived a lazy life whilst in Placencia, hammocking, drinking, chilling.. We have to stop in Belmopan to wait for more passengers to Dangriga, the driver made an announcement in the microphone, saying this is a straight bus to Belmopan, if you need to stop in between leave the bus now!!, Quite funny the way he said it. At Belmopan, few more tourists went onboard, Topi bought us lunches while i save our seats, he bought chicken tamales which i loved he threw out his, claiming it is vile and nearly made him throw up, these Finns dont know what good food is. We finally arrived ... read more

Hello family! I'm doing my best to keep the stories coming, but I have been just too busy living them to document! Although its a few months later, I hope you still enjoy them! :) A few days after returning from our adventures up North, Megan arrived for a Holiday Extravaganza! She was our first visitor to the tiny peninsula we call home, and also my first time being able to meet my friend out on the jetway! :) It was an amazing sunny Christmas Eve, and Megan showered us with first world novelties for the entire first day! She brought anti-itch sprays, books, lotions, obama t-shirts, new magazines (whoa!), stickers (YES!), tahini, glitter pens and markers! I can't even begin to tell you how the stickers and markers have changed my life! Finally I can ... read more

Hello there amigos Unfortunately we're not able to upload photos on this computer - so we can't show you the photo of adam wrestling the shark, but needless to say we ate well that night ;-) Thanks for all your messages - sorry if we're not replying to them individually .. but it's great to hear from you all ... just in response to a couple though ... Taragh - adam shooed the tarantula to the room next door - phew hannah - mobiles firmly off - hurrah kate - you may not do long haul ... but you really would love it out here H - which country is that ?! a lot of you mentioned the floods back home - bummer - but you'll be glad (?) to hear there's been some major flooding ... read more