Statistics Days: 23. Arrived in Belize on October 13. Left Belize on November 4. Cities: 3. Caye Caulker, Placencia, Belize City. Apartment Rentals: 1. We stayed at an apartment on Caye Caulker for 2 weeks. Hotels: 2. We spent 5…
36 Hours in Belize City
During our time in Belize, many people told us to skip Belize City and head for one of the more interesting and friendly places in the country. We heard rumors of how unsafe it was and that there was nothing…
Low Season in Placencia
Once it was time to leave Caye Caulker, we needed to decide on where to go next in Belize. After reviewing our options, we decided on Placencia, a city in the south on a peninsula. A full day of travel…
Caye Caulker: What Did We Eat?
As expected from a small Caribbean island, we ate our fair share of seafood on Caye Caulker. Fresh fish, lobster, shrimp, and conch were available at nearly every restaurant we walked past, making the decision of where to eat both…
A Long-Delayed Honeymoon
When Jon and I were dating and starting to talk about marriage, I never really dreamed much of “the big day.” Instead, what I would dream about was taking a honeymoon to Belize. For some reason, Belize had always stuck…
Snorkeling and Sailing with Blackhawk
Since we were in the Caribbean on an island, we wanted to take advantage of being on the water during our time in Caye Caulker. We had gotten scuba certified, which was an amazing experience, but we wanted to see…
Typical Tuesday: October 25, 2016
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, October 25, 2016: Caye Caulker,…
Open Water Certification with Frenchie’s
When planning our big around-the-world trip, one of the activities that I really wanted to do was to become scuba certified. I love being in the water and seeing sea life, so Jon willingly agreed to go along with it.…
Mexico Round-Up
Statistics Days: 33. Left the USA on Saturday, September 10. Left Mexico on October 13. Cities: 7. Tlaquepaque, Guadalajara, Mexico City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapa de Corzo, Palenque, Chetumal. Apartment Rentals: 2. One in Tlaquepaque that we rented…
Travel Day: Palenque, Mexico to Caye Caulker, Belize (October 12-13)
On this travel day, we were leaving Palenque, Mexico and heading to Caye Caulker, Belize. While we had a few travel days previously within Mexico, this was our first that involved a border crossing. Prior to leaving our hotel in…