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... so she was obviously a little corrupt!).
When we got to the Belize side, Craig greeted the border officials in Spanish but was abruptly told "Sir, we don't speak Spanish in Belize!". We filled in our cards, got stamped in for free and set off for the bus station to get our connection to Belize City. The tourist guy also tried to talk us out of going to Belize City and suggested somewhere further afield but we were set on getting to Caye Caulker first ...
Caribbean Culture
... their broad Caribbean accents.
We eventually arrived and found a cheap place to stay. Belize City is much smaller than the big cities in Guatemala but still has a bit of a bad reputation so we went out to see the centre before it got dark. There were a few nice old buildings and a harbour with boats and yachts ready to go out to the islands.
We weren't sure whether it was because Easter and just finished but we were surprised by how quiet the ...
Three flights and a nose
... be out snorkelling this morning, so Helen and Jean went into the hotel lobby, intent upon writing a note to say "hi" to our friends. I, Pat, stayed outside, intending to take a picture of the hotel and then to join them inside.
OK . . . Now that we’re home, it’s alright for me to flesh out (ha) the next part of our travel story. Last year at Caribbean Blue, Helen did a January 2011 “face plant” while she and friend Molly ...
Feliz Navidad desde Belize
... life while eating our Christmas lunch lobster and drinking rum punch. It was a wee incident between the Asian guy barbequing our lobster and a Belizean local…it started with a flying Jackie Chan kick from a picnic table, involved smashing bar stools and even a machete. We can report thankfully that the lobster was still cooked to perfection during this altercation.
On ...
Belize and a Little Formality - Dec. 8. Part 1
... the British placed a Superintendent in Belize, but did not declare it a colony, as they feared Spanish reprisal. Therefore, the local people started establishing their own rules, laws and forms of defense. In September, 1798, the Spanish tried to take over the unofficial colony. The resident woodcutters, known as Baymen, were the ones who defended Belize. On September 10, 1798, the British fleet finally defeated the Spanish fleet in a short battle known as "The Battle of St. ...
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