The Landings at Tres Cocos San Pedro

GAP Trip. Belize Hummingbird Highway.

Monday 21st December 2009:

Got the fast boat across to Belize city where I would begin this pre-organised 2 week excursion around Northern Belize with a hint of Guatemala thrown in for good measure. I chose to book this tour primarily because I didn't want to be lonesome over christmas, ah...

So today was another nice day in paridise, at least 30 degrees sunny and a cool breeze. We went diving today to a place calleed the blue hole it is a 130 min boat ride we arrived and were the only boat there which is surprising since this is supposed to be one of the best dive spots in the world, but then I remembered it was only 6:30 in the fre...

3-10-09 Friday March 6th was a crazy travel day. The 4 hour bus ride Tracy and I took from Tulum to Chetumal wasnt too bad at all, but we thought it was going to drop us off right at the Mexico/Belize border. It didnt. We were still 15km away. We tried to follow this German girl who was asking the driver about how to get to the border, but she h...

Landet i Belize efter at have vaeret undervejs i store 36 timer.. 9 af dem brugt pa to stole i Houston lufthavn - Kan varmt anbefales, og lufthavnshoteller er overvurderet. 30 graders varme og solskin og medium plus luftfugtighed, var det der moedte os da vi traadte ud af flyveren. Blev koert ind til byen, af en lokal vi moedte i flyet, og denne...

Restaurants Food is available from various sources and inevitably comes with its own risks. Street carts and vendors - A wide range of quick snacks are available Hot dogs, Burgers, Tamales, Panadis etc etc. - Good if you require a quick snack. Road side shacks and BBQ stands - A wide range of local Belizean recipes usually all including Rice and...

Our blue hole trip was fascinating. The story begins before the crack of dawn. at 4.30am we get up to greet the day. we have decided to dive (Kirstin) and snorkel (Shane) the blue hole* with a dive shop called Aqua Divers. The cost is $200 usd to dive and $165 to snorkel.. This price includes the 2.5 hour boat ride to and from the blue hole, bre...

After our day of snorkeling next on the agenda was visiting Mayan Ruins for the day. We woke up, packed our bags and went out for breakfast. After having breakfast Kate and Suzie had agreed to baptize Bri and I in the Carribean Ocean. We all walked down to the beach together and on the beach was a washed up and dead Portugese Manowar Jelly Fish....

Sleeping to the sounds of the beach was heavenly. We were all surprised at how early the sun came up, something we were not used to coming from Alaska. Between the sun and the rising temperature none of us were able to sleep in very late. The day was spent exploring the island. We had lunch at a restaurant owned by Rasta Man. Not sure what his n...

OK, OK, we are too spoiled. We find our first dive pretty boring (I am ashamed to say). The landscape is amazing, mountains and mountains of coral. But not sooooo many fish. For me, it is like: going to South-Africa (not that I did), going on safari, seeing no animals and the guide says but the savanna was nice. 'Flying' over the mountains with ...

We'd like to say that we've been really busy with work and haven't been able to get to an update in a while, but the truth is that we've just been a bit lazy. It's "winter" here which means that when it rains, it usually rains all day. Fortunately, that's dying out and we're seeing some gloriously clear, warm (not hot) and breezy days. Come visi...