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Beautiful Belize Beach
... or wealthy (or both) North Americans who own large properties and live here for part or all of the year, creating a somewhat bizarre mixture of local and expat community, but more on that later.
We arrived in Placencia and went off in search of a place to stay. After walking for a bit we got offers of help and even of a place to stay, WAY beyond our backpacker's budget. Another American man kindly stopped to offer some help but, when we asked if he knew of any decent ...
Sreyla: Moho Caye
... and had been taking tourists out for decades so he knew exactly what areas were safe and carefully herded us to the best snorkel sites for the next few hours. The only component of this snorkeling adventure that put a damper on our trip was the sight of large sections of dying coral. We were told that a combination of pollutants and global changes in weather pattern are contributing to this devastation and that if we were to come back in ...
Almost lost at sea
... feel like getting up with the sun to snorkel. Also a bit cold and had a passing shower that morning. Got the sail up for about the first 30minutes but unfortuanely this didnt last and we were back to using the motor again.
First snorkle still had us within the marine park. Ended up seeing some large baracooda, some squids and an eagle ray. Some peopel also saw a moray eel. Had originally planned to be here longer but ended uo cutting it sort in order to fit ...
Here Kitty, kitty, kitty.....
... purchased a beautiful beaded purse, a very unusual beaded necklace and of course I could not resist the crocodile beaded bracelet, I spent a total $50 US. The kids all bought something special too and of course, David got his recorder, which he will wow! the 4th graders with this fall when they start recorder lessons.
We then headed up the pot hole filled muddy dirt road to the Sanctuary. We did not hire a guide, or even see one but I highly recommend you ...
Back on the beach , boy what a beach
... was the only one listening to William, Milo's in the back seat stretched out snoring her head off. Still it was great countryside most of the way, for such a small country this place has a lot of really wild jungle.
First impressions of Placencia, is good, really long beach and quite a few small bars / restaurants along the town. This place boasts the narrowest high street in the world, it is just 3 feet wide. The Ranguna lodge seems really good our bungalow is just a few ...


