When we booked the holiday one rainy day in Sheffield, we added a full days snorkeling tour round Caye Caulker. Nothing could have really prepared us for this adventure. The previous evening we had, had to go to the snorkelling centres office to get fitted with flippers. They were very strict on using all the …
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ON THE CHEAP SEATS…
Today we travelled to Caye Caulker. Caye Caulker is a few miles off the coast of Belize, an hour’s trip on a speedboat. For the first time we didn’t use a private hire vehicle but went on a local bus for local people. We travelled 113 kilometres from San Ignacio to Belize City for about …
A LITTLE ADVENTURE
Not a desperately early start today, which was very appreciated. It enabled us to go to the nearby French bakery for pastries and coffee. It was so tasty. Having started slimming world I had hoped that I could stick to some type of Central American version, but it is incredibly hard. I am hoping that …
BELIZE WITH A BANG
A first! We didn’t have to leave Flores until 10.30am, a luxury. So time could be taken to slowly get ready. Leaving Guatemala towards Belize, which would be our be our ‘home’ for the next 5 days. The distance to travel was relatively short, which again was good. An increased military presence on the borders, …
THOUGHT PROVOKING TIKAL
An early start to visit Tikal stopping off along the way for breakfast. No suprise as to what breakfast consisted of. Although I don’t think I could get bored of refried beans. We were so excited about visiting Tikal as it very much is the jewel in the crown of Mayan culture in Guatemala. It …
FANTASTIC FLORES
Time limited I couldn’t shower after submerging myself in the sulphuric waters of Rio Dulce. It would not be the first time I had shared my sulphurous odours with my fellow passengers. Next stop would be Flores. The landscape along the way changed significantly, the closer we edged towards Flores the more affluent it seemed. …
LIVINGSTON I PRESUME…
i spent quite a bit of time pondering if crocodiles can jump. I did raise this question last night with fellow traveller, only to be met with incredulity. Brooded overnight about it and googled, you should try it, there is stacks in googledom about jumping crocodiles. This is what it says:Crocodiles can jump while they’re …
BREAKFAST WITH ARMED GUARDS
Bleary eyed we made it to the bus upin time, just about. I had been tossing and turning. I had been very invested in a nightmare I was having in the night. I was sitting an RE exam and looked at the questions and had no idea how to answer them. I think I was …
Overcoming the fear….
After the jaunt to the chocolate factory we walked through the plaza. A stark contrast from the night before. I wanted to see the famous or infamous fountain. Fountain of the sirens. We have since been told it marks a time when a Spanish conquistador met a group of local women who had refused to …
CHOCOTASTIC!
What a fantastic sleep. I can’t remember sleeping as well as that for ages, it felt like I was in an induced coma. This morning I managed to slice my thumb, it was a five plaster job. Between us in less than 24 hours we have managed to acquire a head injury (including smashed glasses), …
Random Acts of Travelling 