Popeyes Beach Resort Caye Caulker

... br>I decided not to dive the Blue Hole because it was $165 USD , and I think it may actually be even cooler to fly over it, instead of diving in it. Secondly, I was a bit concerned of the ear pressure at 35 meters! It was a good decision, since a terrible storm blew in the day I would have gone.<br><br>Interesting diversity: the Belizeans have different looks, some have kinky dreads and very dark skin and others have more of a ladino look, but they ...

... fabulous to get back into the water. It will be a much longer stretch now, since we won´t be diving again until we get to the Bay Islands. <br><br>John also spent one morning exploring San Pedro, the main town on the next island over, and that´s Belize in a nutshell. From there, we opted to head straight west, out of the country. So we´re in Guatemala now, planning to go see Tikal tomorrow (we´re booked to leave on our tour at 4:30 -- in the morning). <br><br><br>

... little town &#8211; using the term loosely as it was more a string of houses and two restaurants &#8211; and wished we had stopped there by the lake for a bit, but we cant go everywhere can we now? Or can we? (Note to self: will endeavour to go everywhere on earth).<br>At the border immigration took the departure tax in any currency, did not give a receipt and it was not in the guide books &#8211; I&#8217;d say it was made up to line their pockets. Immigration on the ...

... caulker. This place is so small it has three streets...Front street, Middle Street and Back Street...and they are all sand. There are no cars here, just golf buggys and bikes. Everyone is a rasta or wants to be a rasta and there is no rush...the islands motto is Go Slow. Add to that me scoring the best room in the backpackers...the reggae tent room which is on the top floor has only 4 beds and has its own balcony...check ...

... these nurse sharks although we had been told were harmless and were more scared of us than we...... you know the rest. They have that shark look and as you see them feeding it gives one pause for thought. Our captain fully at ease in the water is by now feeding the dozen or so stingrays that are crowding around us it was awesome. Swimming in this scene is an amazing experience and made even more incredible by actually touching the stingray. The sensation was like touching ...

... Instead we headed to the Guatemalan border and got an overcrowded sweat bucket minibus to Puerto Barrios. It was like the old joke of how many people can you fit in a mini, only it was NO JOKE!.... [Click here to continue reading]

... swimming around and and even touching us. Kept thinking of Steve Irwin, but these rays where of the more harmless variety. At the next site there where large schools of fish, colourful corals, and best of all, reef sharks that swam with us and that we could even touch! All in all it was an amazing day snorkelling! The second (and ...

... was a police car behind the bus but the officers were totally oblivious to this, probably to busy listening to the Dallas theme tune. Eventually they gave chase and we did to in the bus, through the streets of Belize city but it was to no avail as the offender was off. Placencia was nice, live band plays on a Sunday and the whole town turns up but it was raining the whole time I was there and I was paranoid about getting burnt. After Placencia I ...