Newlands B&B Belize City

... dark you may as well be walking around Vine City near downtown Atlanta.

As soon as a I stepped onto the short swing bridge over Haulover Creek that unites the two halves of the city, I heard Michael Jackson's Pretty Young Thing being blasted from a music store. Trust me Belize, you are no PYT...though you do have the type of character I look for in a new place. Belize City definitely has a cool Caribbean vibe, and it is an oddity ...

... it as a base for raiding parties on Galleons owned by the much-despised Spanish to stationing a garrison of British troops immediately after Independence to fight off incursions of Guatemalans who thought they could take advantage of the fledgling nation and try to claim it as their own. Fat chance. Sure, there was unrest which brought about the demand for independence in the first place, but they see it as their teenage years, rebelling ...

... trees b/c as they grow they shove their roots deep into the soil. As their roots soak up all of the nutrients available in that area, they grow new roots and spread them out in one direction, eventually shifting away from their old nutrient lacking roots to the new ones..hence walking. I also enjoyed the music on the radio while the tour was going on...Electric Avenue...reminiscent of friends at home :)

When we finally arrived to the cave area, we locked our ...

... og maerke!! En laekker lille fyr, paa halvtreds somre, der havde spillet sin taxa flaade, bestaaende af tolv stykker op i paa et casino. I en time viste han os rundt i byen og fortalte diverse anekdoter og roeverhistorier, for en lille skilling.. Efter undervisning, som det ogsaa var, blev vi slaaet til ambassadoerer af Belize - Rimelig stor aere, hvis man spoerger Prinsen selv.. Efter denne oplevelse, hoppede vi ombord med kurs mod Cay Caulker. En lille oe, en halvtimes sejlads ...

... about average they said. you will see some big ones soon .They like this location because the lights attract the bugs and the hunting is easy. About then a firefly glowed near my leg. A millisecond later ,about 10" of tongue had grabbed the firefly. I jumped in my seat as the toad swallowed and I half expected to see its eyes start glowing . My host glanced over as I shifted myself in my seat. Glad to be ...

... only Belize City and smaller towns between mexico and guatemala. I can't wait to go back to see more of Belize and learn more about the country. Belize is also a very popular destination for diving, the world's second biggest reef is just off the coast and many water and adventure sports are available, along wth spas and wildlife viewing.

... now has the highest kidnapping rate in the World, Venezuela (and more and more Ecuador) has a government that is strongly anti-American although the people are very friendly, El Salvador has been forced to take in gang members that were illegally in the U.S. or involved in criminal actions and so has recently suffered an explosion of gang related violence, and there are guerilla organizations too numerous to list here...however, I just ...

Hey Bloggers! Sophie here. Chillen in the internet cafe in Caye Caulker, Belize. It's been one rad day. I am so stoked to be the one blogging. So the day started off as a sad goodbye. Packing up the last of our belongings from the Cabanas we called home, saying our farewells to the staff, and taking our last looks at the base. I miss it already. But instead of our departure being quick, the water taxi ...

... until I got it correct. But it was amazing how many of them didn't even know their birthdays. It's so sad. In a sense it's good because it shows that they aren't as self-centered as us Americans, but at the same time, it's like they're missing out. We are SO lucky. Most of these people live in houses as either Jim or Dennis said, we "wouldn't even use as a utility storage room". I did the devotional tonight and it was pretty intense. I cried, as always, along with ...

... soft drinks from the honor bar ($1.50 US a piece) and began to walk towards the platform. The grounds along the walk were beautiful and it was cooler since we could pick up a bit of breeze outside the room, but it was still very hot and we weren't very happy. We arrived at the birding platform and climbed the stairs to the top. The platform was sturdy, but swayed a bit when at the top...probably wouldn't meet code in the US, but we were perfectly ...