Turneffe Flats Turneffe Islands

... my diving doctor (David, i owe you one mate, as ever) and various websites and contrary to my belief that i had suffered a minor stroke, im pretty confident i had decompression sickness... so you could argue at that point that i hadnt been intouch with my sensitive side at all!!<br><br>It really was an eye opener into what life could be like, something i would never wish on anyone, at any time but having experienced it first hand, more so!<br><br>So there ends my Belize adventure, it ...

... to the surface which was ideal for snorkelling (although I still think I preferred Scuba). AC kept popping up and telling us what we were looking at though which was good, and he had a stick to point with and would occasionally swim down to the bottom to poke/point at something for us (a couple of large stingrays hidden by the sand and some eels,and a barracuda). And there was a lot of brain coral (our new favourite thing) around. <br ...

... seems to be between 10AM - 4PM.  Fernando said that April and May are the hottest, it starts cooling down in June, just in time for hurricane season!  Lucky for us, the house is hurricane resistant, it survived hurricane Dean with no damage.  We all (except Shadow) have been welcoming the late showers that have cooled us down!  OK, back to the house cleaning.  I have been doing little at a time.  We have been settling down getting used to the area and to daily life in Belize.   

... which goes through all the different areas on this 170 acre protected area. it's neat seeing pine trees and palms in the same area, and then 10 minutes later.. full out jungle.. and savannah. The river was really nice. about 30 degrees by our measurements. after swimming we did some practice water quality tests.. and then i was eaten alive by the sand fleas.. or flies.. whatever. i am in agony. 46 bites on my legs alone.. plus my back and ...

... stop at a plane wreck to take a couple of pictures. I had seen the sign marking the path to the wreck on the way in and I was intrigued as well so we hiked the short distance. It was an eerie site to see this shell of a plane being claimed by the jungle. Turns out that a researcher who was putting radio collars on jaguars had crashed trying to take off in a thunderstorm. Three people were ...

... bus go there anymore... hmm what to do now. so we got some fruit for breakfast and got some water from the gas station. we hung out for a bit, Shane played checkers with the rasta guys there and we watched some other locals play. evidently this bus stop shelter acted as a town meeting place as well, not everyone was waiting for the bus, but just hanging out. so our options now are 1. walk 25 miles to gale's point, its about 100 F on a dirt highway or 2. try and hitch a ...

... for ourselves and sworn to never drinking rum punch again!! I woke at sunrise to the sounds of Gareth out on the beach hurling. I on the other hand felt surprisingly good. It was a very quiet trip that day. The snorkeling just increased Gareth's headache so he was down below for most of the day feeling very sorry for himself and hoping he'd be able to keep lunch down. The teenage boys on the boat set about trying their luck again fishing. Their dad soon had pulled in a 6lb ...

... want to go sing with everyone but i love you all so much bye:):):) --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------------- Hi I'm Mardenie Duncan . These guys are great ! I've had so much fun with them , I am13 years old. I have been here five years . I love this place ,because I feel so comfortable here . Some times I miss my ...

... direction we were heading along the creek. Even though it was silly, this was a bit scary at first after hearing about the rituals that would be performed in the cave. After hearing the story about the turnaround point, turning around was also a bit scary. We began to tip a bit, but made it around and then back out of the cave uneventfully. The entrance to the cave was even more impressive from the inside ...

... Cody Kittleman, as my guide. Does it get any better than this? You better Belize-it! Belize is the #1 fly fishing Grand Slam capital of the world!! The "Grand Slam" of the fishing world is when you catch a bonefish, permit and tarpon all on the same day. Cody Kittleman has caught 11 Grand Slam's which is twice as many as anyone else in the world and he has done it all from Turneffe Island Lodge. He says he rates it number 1 because nowhere else can you find such an even ...