Lebeha Drumming Center & Cabanas Hopkins

... back up the creek with some time to spare and so nipped across to see the Sittee River aswell. This was much much larger and would have left us too exposed in the middle of the day, but around 5 there was a nice cool breeze blowing. On the banks Anwen amazingly (without her glasses) spotted a Green Iguana. It was actually Orange and Black but Hillary informed us it was definitely a Green Iguana! Apparently the Males turn Orange in the Mating ...

... cook. We had 5 different homemade breads with each meal she prepared. She hasn't lost her NY style at all, this was 5 star eatery in a laid back beach setting charging peanuts.


We stayed in the Tree Houses at Hamanasi we loved the place, but Kismet is where we hung out. We bought a bottles of the local rums and made our own drinks, & shared with the locals while we had lobster again each night until we left Hopkins. Every time it ...

... Yes thats right, we entered and explored the caves for an hour armed with nothing but a candle and to improve on the situation only everyother one was lit so we would have enough to find our way out. I thought it was AMAZING. We scalled up rocks, swam through pools and avoided holes in the pitch black. The rock formations were unique and creepy and at one point we had to slide through this little tiny hole in the rock and jump into the darkness below in order to ...

... guests that we had the snorkelling skills to find these elusive creatures. It is worth noting at this point that prior to arriving at Tobacco Caye we had met an Israeli guy in Placencia who mentioned to us that the locals had told him that an 18 foot Bull Shark often patrolled the deepers water surrounding the island. So with this in mind (despite the fact that it is highly unlikely!) you can imagine our predicament. For our ...

... in the evening. Worshipping with the villagers was an awesome experience. We broke off into boy and girl bible studies, and while we were talking, the rain started. By the time we were ready to leave, it was absolutely pouring. Not the vancouver definition of pouring either - it was about twice as intense as any rain ive ever seen. Me and Jori were the only ones without raincoats and we were soaked to the skin in under a minute. Crossing the lagoon in our little boat was an ...

... the 12th, see ATM on the 13th, and horseback ride on the 14th. We were transferring to Caye Caulker on the 14th also and had no reservations there, so doing a quick trip on the 14th instead of a full day worth of tours/activities would allow us to get there early and try to beat some of the crowd. Breakfast that morning consisted of fresh pineapple and country ham, egg, bean, and zucchini burritos. Very good as always. I don't ...

... doing a whale shark dive. We are dumped in the middle of the ocean and all you can see it blue. Blue when you look up and down, all around. Then just as i became cross eyed and fixed on the plankton, a gray creature with lots of white spots appears in the murky distance (the spawning snapper cloud the water). Frantically i began banging my tank to get the other divers attention only to realise i'd sunk deep into the ocean so no one else could see it. i has to ...

... more windy down by the beach thus slightly cooler in the heat of the day. I cant believe that it can be so cold and miserable in one part of the world when its so hot and tropical out here. Ive burnt my back slightly got a bit of peeling going on, but im staying in the shade til the itching stops! We're off on a hike tomorrow for Martin's birthday, 5 hours through the jungle cant wait ...

... Eddie" a fair bit and he came across as an awesome guy - happy, intelligent, funny and very kind. Now I'm sure that any family members reading this will be none too happy about me rubbing shoulders with a convicted killer, but you will just have to trust the judgment of your Grandson / Son / Brother / Nephew. Another guy who I hung out with a lot is John - a 35 year old, Mohican-sporting, tattoo-wearing punk rocker from New York. Our friendship was essentially based ...

... in the village) brought us another slatted bed frame and dusty mattress, we perched uncertainly in our room for a few minutes trying to think of something nice to say to Gregorio and his family when we saw them next. After all, with running water and an actual floor, it was still nicer than most of the houses in Maya Centre, even if it did bear more than a slight resemblance to prison with bare cement and PVC piping. After deciding that "quaint" and "rustic" were patronizing ...