Destination: Belize

Photos: Belize

Thu, 1 Mar 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery

Photos: Xunantunich

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Tale of Stone Lady

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [3036]

As I'm in the car with Matt, Claire, and Maddi, I was thinking of going to Spanish Lookout to hopefully meet some Mennonites but I decided to go along with them west toward Guatemala. They were discussing visiting the Mayan ruin of Xunantunich (pronounced ... Read more >

Tags: maya, ruins

Photos: Barton Creek

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Barton Creek Outpost

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1983]

Today is Valentines Day and I'm with my greatest love: the world! I'm really excited to be at the Barton Creek Outpost, and they're not kidding when they say it's an outpost. And they mean "Outpost" with a capital "O". Run by ... Read more >

Caye Caulker a-cruisin'

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1848]

Waking up from a sound sleep of only a few hours at 3 AM as a result of barking dogs I sit there, playing Dr. Mario and staring at the wall, only leaving my room a while later to have a shower. I was unable to fall back asleep and not able to leave the ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

Photos: Caye Caulker

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Photos: Belize City

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

Belize at Last

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1098]

This morning I left Federico's house with most of my stuff, two dead camera batteries, and a little bit of power in the remaining one. Federico let me leave some of my stuff because I'll be back in a few days. After hitching two rides in the back of ... Read more >

Caye Caulker - Sun and swimming

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By kirstykay | Views [472]

Beautiful relaxing day on Caye Caulker.  Cinnamon bread and homemade coffee through a strainer for breakky.  Bit of guitar and chilling then down to the split to lay our towel and sarong on the concrete jetty for a day of lazing in the sun and jumping ... Read more >

Caye Caulker - Chill out day and first swim

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 | By kirstykay | Views [680]

Day spent chilling on beautiful Caye Caulker.  No wind today and water is glassy calm.  Coffee and breakky of cornflakes at our cool green cabana.  Rearranged boat trip for next Tuesday as Paul still not 100% and leaving Friday was likely to be too ... Read more >

Tags: island life

Caye Caulker

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By kirstykay | Views [583]

Paul's feeling a bit under the weather today.  He is currently having a sleep.  We have no idea what he has - I'm guessing it is something to do with too much drinking and partying since before Christmas.  Hopefully it is nothing worse than being a ... Read more >

Tags: island

Belize City to Caye Caulker

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By kirstykay | Views [399]

Belize City is really nothing to rave about.  Disaster zone.  

Tags: cities

San Ignacio - My birthday

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 | By kirstykay | Views [517]

Had the most excellent of birthdays thanks to P Dids. We had some food from the market for breaky supplemented by some fruit and coffee from a cafe next to the Central O'tel where we were staying.  Then it was time to saddle up the canoe for the adventure ... Read more >

Tags: canoeing

I can't Belize we're here!

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 | By piratepete | Views [1214]

Feliz Navidad, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I didn't get to update on Belize because internet was super expensive and we were too busy having wonderful adventures. We caught a bus from Tulum in Mexico to Belize City on December 23rd and have just ... Read more >