The Tropics Hotel Caye Caulker

... t quite sure what to expect but my friend and I were glad we stayed with Madi. Madi’s place is a large sandy lot with shady palm trees, ocean front on the back side of the island. Her house sits on one side and the Jaguar cabana is right on the ocean. It has a bathroom with shower just a few steps away. And the beach is lined with lounge chairs and a private dock. The room was simple but clean, just what we were ...

... and it was weird not to have to search through channels for one with English and Spanish subtitles. There are two here in our hotel but the rest are English and no subtitles. Its 95% directly from America with lots of adds for Georgia and Ohio. Lots of adds advising you can put in a claim for any defects or side effects you may have after taking certain medication too&#8230;..America is spookily unreal but so really there and in your face it freaks me out.<br><br ...

... trip to Flores except this time in customs we had haul our belongings with us through the mud. It was pouring down rain and I was soaked through by the time the bus came along to pick us back up on the Belizean side after we passed through two sets of dilapidated customs shacks connected by a mud parking lot full of the requisite hustlers and vendors. When my clothes get soaked, they don't show me off in all my glory like the Europeans ...

... trip on a sailboat, swimming with all kinds of fish, nurse sharks, sting rays, eagle rays, and even a few sea turtles. At night I quickly learned that the thing to do is go to the Jolly Roger, which is basically Roger at a grill with a few picnic tables around him. The menu is simple--fresh lobster or barracuda with lots fixins, drinks, and dessert. I tried both (on different nights) and they were delicious. I thought it would ...

... towards our dutch friend Marten who was as bemused as the rest of us. After taking a good look at us humans, this thing decided to swim off leaving us all slightly dumbstruck. Hoping to see more of these strange primitive creatures we all swam around hoping to see it again. Then another shout and there it was all of us trying to keep still and take it all in. As we floated this thing started moving towards me now I am normally able to deal with most situations but this big ...

... new one over the phone and that they could only mail us a new PIN to our home address. Not very helpful... We walked to BDS, retrieved our gear, and left a tip on our credit card. On the way back to the hotel, we got a calling card good in Belize at the local grocery and I called our hotel of choice in Placencia, Tradewinds, which was booked for the next 4 nights. I then tried Dianni's Guest House, but the number in our 2007 ...

... were your genuine African Caribbean looking Rastafarian's with thick Jamaican accents, coupled with the expected laid back attitude and demeanour towards others. In fact the general pace of life here was so laid back and slow, that you felt guilty every time you hurried from the hot beach sand to the nearest bar to "re-hydrate". Actually, Charlotte and I got told off on two occasions in the beginning for walking to briskly around the island. Both times it involved a group of ...

... of relieved faces when we finally arrived at the wooden dock in Caye Caulker. Caye Caulker is a popular tourist destination. The locals speak Creole which gives it a very Caribbean feel. After dinner everybody went to bed early because we had a full days snorkeling the next day. When we woke up the next day it was raining cats and dogs. It was touch and go whether we would go snorkeling or ...