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Ambergris Caye Slideshow
Ambergris Caye
Travel Blogs from Ambergris Caye, Belize
Sharks!
What a fantastic day! John and I decided we couldn't leave without one more day of diving, so off to San Pedro on Ambergris Caye for one more try. Yes, to any Madonna fans, that San Pedro - of La Isla Bonita fame. It was beautiful, but really, didn't ...
Another Rainy Day in San Pedro
... 4 other dive shops on the island that I haven't visited yet, so I might look into that. Also, my travel agent said there's a place on Caye Caulker where you can do it for $350 (I dont want to pay more than that) so that's an option too. We'll see how it ...
You better Belize it
... all the way from the bus station to our hostel. We woke up early this morning to catch a 7am speed boat to Ambergris Caye. Ambergris Caye is a 25 mile long island but is sparsely populated. The island is about 35 miles off the mainland of Belize and ...
House Hunters International
Went house hunting with Judy today. We looked at a place on the beach just north of town in a great neighborhood. Great potential. May be out of our reach financially, but we'll see. Heck, we may even end up on House Hunters International. Judy says the ...
I Fell in Love With San Pedro...
... out later it had been burning since midnight and they weren't exactly winning the war. Had to call in reinforcements from Belize City, since the local volunteer fire department has little equipment. Nice. Then we stopped at a nearby bar and talked with ...
Belize baby
... than a second long bus journey to Belize City and then the boat. By early evening I was standing on the dock in San Pedro, Caye Ambergris (Mini Miami as its also known) with 6 new friends and we were off in search of a hostel. Pedro's chicken coup run by ...
We Shall Return
We went for a nice walk along the beach this morning. Ended up at Estele's for breakfast. We had heard many good things about it and it lived up to expectations. For the first time since we got here, the air was absolutely still, so it was a hot one. We ...
This is where I long to be
La isla Bonita has been San Pedro's alterego since Madonna wrote her song about this island at the north end of the Belizean reef and it's a marketeers dream. The phrase is on town maps, launderettes, refuse lorries,.. everywhere. Is it a ...
Belizean Dreams
... Tackle Box Lounge on a pier near our hotel. We met a local guy who sold us a PUP party shirt that says "I Believe in Belize." Great souvenir. Tomorrow morning, we'll be up at 6 am for the water taxi to Belize City and our Zipline and CaveTubing ...
Caye Caulker
... the woman who lives next door about the property. She thinks it's 7-8 years old, which is what Gaby thought. Then it was off to Caye Caulker via the water taxi. It's a funky little island 30 minutes away. We ended up at the Lazy Lizard at the Split. The ...
Done traveling for a few days.
... a 3 hour bus straight to Belize City where we spent last night. Today we woke up and took a boat here, to San Pedro on the Ambergris Caye. We are going to spend the next few days here. We may do a Blue Hole dive, depending on whether any of the dive ...
Hol Chan, Shark Ray Alley, & Caye Caulker
... I haven't had a single good meal since I got here. My cheeseburger for lunch was no exception. Oh well. The boat ride back to Ambergris Caye was very relaxing, I didn't quite fall asleep but I was close. We got back to San Pedro around 5 pm, when I ...
Barracuda!
... was able to talk to a diving centre. I found a place that I can do my entire PADI open water dive course (4 days) for $650 Belize (which is $325 USD, an amazing price!) AND that includes setting me up with a hotel room for free for 3 nights. That's ...
Viva Carnaval!
... being spread around on anyone standing still. This time we willingly submitted to the face painting as everyone was getting into the act. So went our first night in Belize. I'm not sure the rest of our trip will be able to live up to the first 4 ...
An Update
... from San Diego, he almost sounded too good to be true. A zipline and cavetubing tour for about half what the outfits on Ambergris Caye charge. And it's "personalized service." Just the two of us instead of a group. We loaded into his beat-up Ford ...
La Isla Bonita (just couldn't resist)
... cafe. I'm exhausted from the 2 hour bus trip between Belmopan and Belize City and the 2 hour boat ride between Belize City and Ambergris Caye, so I'm off to take a nap and maybe even shower. That's the plan. Tomorrow I'm going to start booking snorkeling ...
What a corker!
... the kitchen. Having always had a fascination with airplanes and flying I have basically admitted to myself that I will be traveling around Belize by air: 1 – Because I like to see the reef and islands from the air and 2 – I’m just damn ...
Still Wishing It Would Stop Raining
... Ecuadorian rainy season (they dont even have a hurricane season) is than Belizian rainy seasons and how the Galapgos islands kick Belize's Caye's butts. I'm hoping to be amazed by the great barrier reef and swim with sea turtles and see manatees and I ...
Cheeseburgers in Paradise
Today we again met with Judy to look at additional properties. Nothing much. We wound up right back at the beach house to give it another look. We're really excited about it. Just gotta make everything work. Had cheeseburgers in paradise for lunch at ...
Floyd and Other Stories
So we met Colette and Maya for drinks tonight. Colette and I had discussed gay life in San Pedro through the Ambergris Caye message board. I told her we'd look her up when we were in town, so we agreed to meet at their "local" called The Squirrel's Nest ...
Fishing and snorkeling the Cayes
So yesterday we had a real chill day. We explored the town, did some scuba research, had some nice hammock time and had our go at fishing off of the dock. It was a pretty relaxing day of not doing too much, I think its what we all needed on ...
Ambergris Caye
Arrived in Belize Monday on the Island of Ambergris Caye after a 90 minute ferry (big speedboat!) from Chetumal and after a smooth passage through Immigration and Customs I headed to my accommodation at Pedro's Inn. Now the British owner of ...
new years american style
... and no walls so u felt like u were sitting on a sofa on the beach. san pedro was nice but expensive and very noisy after caye caulker, i actually really missed caye caulker so was glad we were going back the next day for our amaing sailing ...
Adios Mexico , Hello Belize!
... too bumpy. Belize so far is completely different to Mexico. For a start everyone speaks English and the where we are now in Ambergris Caye most of the population are made up of descendants of black slaves who were kicked out of St Vincent by the english ...
Go slow mon, you're in Belize!
... early wakeup, 4:45am, but by 12pm I was through all of the customs formalities and over my first land border into Belize. What a contrast from Mexico! It just seemed so much poorer than Mexico. Neglected houses, fading billboards, hardly what I ...
Itīs unBelizeable
... town for 5 minutes and I completely confused a local boy by asking him where the loos were in Spanish. We got a boat from Belize City to Caye Caulker, a very small island. It is best described as paradise. There is nothing to do other than lie in the sun ...
Our last lovely day in the Carribean sun.....
... chocolate she's had in a while..... Then it was time to get down to the water's edge to get our feet wet. Caye Caulker is a beautiful little island. Its got enough facilities to keep anyone satisfied but not quite yet overrun with tourists. The local ...
No Shakira SHAKIRA, No Cry
... and saying "hmmm, shouldn't be a problem I guess", and us jumping on a plane 15 minutes later. Classic stuff. Ambergris Caye was a great place - lovely relaxed vibe, and really cruisy island people (gotta love them), shame about the prices. The days ...