Coconuts Caribean Hotel San Pedro

... is so pretty. We were also a big fan of all the happy hours. The signs we saw just kept getting better and better. The first one said 5-8 (pretty standard), the next one said 11-9 (now we´re talking) and the last one said 3-¨When everyone´s happy.¨ We think we may like Belize! Made our way down to the ¨Split,¨ which is literally a rip in the island caused by a hurricane a few years ago. North of the split is mostly underveloped jungly looking land, but ...

... We both feel in need of a day of complete R&R after the punishing schedule we set ourselves after leaving Roatan. Tikal was awe inspiring (again). As Jon said, if he'd only been able to see one Mayan ruin it would have to be Tikal. Flores was beautiful too but I realised when we crossed into Belize how little I appreciated it last time I was here. Then I was 10 or 12 days into my first outing ...

... cool, docile and inquisitive creatures.  One manattee in particular sniffed around our boat for ages.  I'm just sorry that I don't have a picture.  My camera packed up in Cerres.  I have only been able to take one picture in Ambergis Caye, and that was only to test the camera. We stopped at a small, deserted island for lunch, which I liked.  The Americans had quietend down a lot by now, and some of them even seemed vaguely likeable.  We did some ...

... our backs and necks. It's definitely a day to chillax and spend time checking out the island and soaking up the island rays. It's also a good opportunity to catch up on our blog and to ensure we're on time for all the islands many happy hours. I think the first one starts at 12! Not to mention that 'Cake Man' comes round about 6pm in the evenings so we'll not want to miss him. He's a well known local who makes his money selling fresh baked goods ranging from banana cake ...

... Somehow the housekeeper got the red light (marked compressor on the front of the AC housing) to go off just by fiddling with the AC controls. We showered and walked up to the split at the north end of the Caye. We stopped along the way to get ice cream. As we got closer to the Split, there were more and more obnoxious rastas and street-side vendors desperate to sell hammocks and other goods. The island had ...

... We stopped worrying when they seem to hardly take notice of us. As we dove further, we were joined by a giant black grouper! The biggest I´ve ever seen....you should have seen it swimming side by side Greg...it was half his size. The highlight of the dive was when a giant turtle swam right into us. I sensed that it was coming to close to me, so I swam away. The other Holland guy was not so lucky. Thinking that the turtle meant no harm, he let the turtle hold on to him ...

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 Ramon's. Spent the afternoon on the beach, dodging a quick ...

... we saw all kinds of fish and turtles and it was back then to the cayes for a well deserved drink and a lobster dinner.. you can get lobster here everywhere and its so cheap. The following day myself and Andy got our hands on a Kayak and went around the entire island stopping off to snorkle and swim whereever it looked good which was a lot of fun. Another lobster dinner was called for on my last nite on the Cayes.

... hoping to get a guide to explore the site, but ended exploring on my own. The jungle was teaming with life. I saw howler monkeys (they sound more like a roar than a howl), spider monkeys, parrots, and a tarantula. Later in the day, a park ranger took me to the top of the best monument for watching the sunset. The park closes just before sunset, so a few others and I were lucky to meet him. Experiencing a sunset ...

... so we got off the school bus in Corozul, and right away Eddie came up to us - a taxi driver - and offered to drive us to Las Palmas Hotel... its clean and cheap he said. We met up with two other guys that were each travelling by themselves, and together we all headed off to Las Palmas. Turns out that it used to be Nestors Hotel which is mentioned in the Lonely Planet guidebook... however, three years ago an American guy from Alaska bought it and completely ...