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» Canoe races: San Ignacio, Belize
It was time to leave the island and Belize, but instead of making one long day of travel I decided to stop at the town of San Ignacio. San Ignacio is another pretty basic town except that it is a hub for adventure tours. There are a lot of rivers,
» Photos: Caye Caulker, Belize.
Fresh off the boat.
Kayaking out to the reef. Nice pristine waters are a major plus in my book. These are the places where I don´t mind the ocean. Second longest barrier reef in the world. Although it was nice, stil
» Screw the orphans Caye time for Steve: Caye Caulker, Belize
So this is where I got stuck. Caye Caulker is about a 45 minute water taxi ride north of Belize city. Now, I was actually really looking forward to this part of my trip from even the beginning. Now, I know I have not been to enthused about islands,
» Photos: Placencia, Belize
The main access path running through town.
My buddy Coco
Art shot.
Sorry, another damn sunset. It could be worse I could of shot a market or a church or some rocks.
The rest of the islands walkways. Kind of a pain in the ass.
» Beach time: Placencia, Belize
Remember the town of Boquete in Panama? It was that top five retirement towns in the AARP magazine. Well, Placencia is the beach side version of the same thing.
After a nice bus ride through the country side in another retired American school bus
» Looking forward to it: Welcome to Belize, Punto Gorda
The run to Belize was a bit longer at two hours plus it wasn´t exactly the mirror calm seas that is conducive to the Caribbean. One of the midday storms roled in and we were hit by wind and rain. The water was a bit choppy but we were fortunate
» Caye Caulker, Belize
Shelly at the Caye Caulker terminal, reminds me of customs at the Delhi, India airport...
It's an understatement to say Belize was relaxing. With caye mottos like "go slow" and "no shoes, no shirt, no problem", our fast paced, city style came to
» Belize... here we come!
The last time I posted, Shelly and I were in the Tokyo International Airport catching our final flight home from our Round the World trip. Even to this day, we're reminded how much fun 12 different countries and cultures can be. People always ask "wha
» Belize - Glovers Reef and River of Caves
Sure Belize has some nice jungles and hidden ruins, but it also has just as many exciting sites under the oceans surface. The views
» Belize - 4 Night Getaway w/Snorkeling and Meals
You know you have a few sick days lying around from work. Why not put them to good use and take a short vacation
» Cave tubing in the Mayan underworld
Egyptian women wearing traditional abaya clothing
Contra Costa Times article launched: 05/09/2008
The girl is wearing an ugly brown Egyptian abaya. It is so large that her body appears as a lump underneath. Not one strand of hair escapes f
» Final Thoughts - Belize
By the Numbers
• Number of sweet rum drinks consumed: innumerable
• Greatest number of bug bites on Mel at any one time: 85
• Number of books read since beginning our adventure: Mel: 10; Brendan: 1
• Average number of times Brendan ate l
» A Drop in the Ocean
One of the challenges of our trip this year has been trying to find a way to tie it all together and give it some kind of meaning – a meaning beyond the tropical drinks and wine, foodie adventures and beaches.
We’ve decided to find a way to giv
» Getting our Sea Legs in Placencia
We are spending our last week in Belize in Placencia, a small village on the very end of a long, narrow peninsula with beaches on one side and mangroves on the other. Placencia’s claim to fame is having the narrowest street in the world – 3 feet w
» Lessons learned on the road…Volume Two, Mon…
1. New underwear manoeuvre: Anticipation
This strategy involves a pre-emptive strike: the application of any of the aforementioned underwear extension manoeuvres (continuation, double-dipping, inside-out and commando) in anticipation of the potential
