Blogs from Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America Caribbean - page 9

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Placencia is a relaxed beach town in south eastern Belize that is situated at the end of a long peninsula. After 20 miles of bumpy dirt road we arrived in town looking for a place to stay. An interesting aspect of the town is that its main road is actually a footpath near the beach, where all the hotels are located. We parked the car at the harbor and walked to Lucia's Travel Inn, which offers rooms for $10 per person. With a room secured, we took a siesta then headed to the beach. White sand, palm trees and 80 degree water made it definitely feel like a vacation spot. We were running low on Belizian currency, so for dinner we made ramen with onions in the harbor parking lot. After dinner we played some chess, ... read more

Yep its me...Nick is still battling with a tummy bug. It appears the carribean food and beer remedy we were trying wasnt working, therefore it is nil by mouth, except for water, fruit and rehyrdation sachets. The centre of the village, where the shops and internet are etc is a good mile round trip and not wise for Nick to do in the current heat. Fortunately/or unfortunately for me, my stomach appears to be "embracing" the carribean culture...therefore the walk will do me good!! Today is the hottest day we have had so far and it is hot hot hot. Placencia is lovely, very pretty, with a really relaxed carribean vibe, mixed with american tourists...which is fine, except when the middle aged ladies in the cabin/apartment next to us decide to bring a local rasta man ... read more

Hello, Tracey has been booted off for a lacklustre performance last time, so stuck with me for now..... Finally escaped Mexico, with most of my intestines in tact, huzAAR, though its still lingering around. but where i am now, i couldnt care, glorious sun, beaches and the Carribean sea, nice and toastie! So, Mexico. MXC was pretty good, apart from the guys playing there Harmonipan, some kind of wind up noise machine that just, well, made an excuse for music that hurt the head a lot! And the shere number of police, wow. The Daily Mail readers would rejoice, bobbies on the beat and all, but it was pretty akin to what i imagine a fascist state to be, not all that reassuring mainly due to the size of the guns on show! thing is, i ... read more

Well we are still in Placencia paradise and still loving it. I'm not sure how Lucy is going to drag me onto the plane in a couple of days' time. She'll just have to wave a credit card bill in front of me I suppose, because if I didn't have to, I wouldn't be leaving here! We've had an idyllic couple of days since I last updated you. Two days ago we booked another snorkelling trip, this time to Laughing Bird Caye, which is set in a Marine Reserve about 12 miles from Paradise (as I've renamed Placencia). We went with an American couple and our guide, Gerald, part man, part fish. Like everyone we've met, he is very laid back and really friendly. We had a fantastic day, boating out to the little island, which ... read more