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Travel Blogs from San Pedro
Hello again Belize!
I knew it wasn't going to be the best nights sleep I’d ever had but all in all, it was OK, apart from the random 3.15am wake up call when we were all told to get off the coach so that it could be checked for fruit! There are big restrictions on moving fruit to and from certain areas of Guatemala apparently. The girl next to me was asleep, as …
Yes, it is a shark!
Yes, it is a shark! And a sting ray, and a turtle and lots and lots of fish! We went out again on the boat today for a couple of snorkels and this time we went to Shark Ray Alley.
The weather did not look so great, lots of dark clouds and a bit windy, but the wind died down and the dark clouds passed. Under the water it didn't matter …
The Belize Zoo on the way to San Pedro
It came time to leave our jungle paradise at Mystic River to move on to the beach scene at San Pedro. It was a 2hr drive from Mystic River at San Ignacio to San Pedro which we broke up with a visit to the Belize Zoo.
The Belize Zoo was founded by Sharon Matola in 1983. She was working on an animal documentary in Belize and when they …
Is that a Shark?
No, not really, no sharks in the shallows in Belize, thank god. On the way to San Pedro for the last few weeks, Peter has been telling Colton that we will be swimming with grey nurse sharks, which of course was worrying me a bit. Thankfully the sharks are out past the reef, where it is very deep, so we stayed inside the reef where the maximum depth …
Back on the beach
After Tikal we headed back to Belize, and this time to the the town of San Pedro on the island of Ambergris. San Pedro is a nice beach town and after a few early mornings and travelling we were happy to relax for a few days. We spent a few days sunbathing, reading, and enjoying the local cuisine of fresh fish and mojitos.
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