It’s not super hot all the time, seem like in the afternoon it’s not as hot as in the morning. At least when we go to the pool it’s not hot. Up at Cahal Pech the sun was hot, the air was hot and the concrete was hot on your feet. Here it’s not bad. In the morning riding bikes it is warm and I get to sweating fairly well by the time we get back. Going to the pool it’s almost too cool to swim.
One of Weezie’s employees was telling us that the seaweed should be done in two to three months for a while. He said that this end of the island is calmer and not so loud as closer to the split. He said Weezie’s is completely booked.
For those that don’t know, the split is an area of Caye Caulker that came about in 1961 by Hurricane Hattie. She came through and split the island into two, the north and south. The split is a recreational area and there’s a bar and grill there. There is no bridge so the only way across is by ferry, they will take you and your bike across for $5BZ. We are going to go across tomorrow morning and check out the north side. it’s just a channel as for the north side, it’s less developed according to the employee at Weezie’s. We will tell you more tomorrow.
We are enjoying our time in Belize. It’s not as action packed as Costa Rica was. We really didn’t plan Costa Rica to be that way it just happened. It was still relaxing. We are happy about the amount of time we spent on the mainland, before the trip we debated how much time we should devote to each location. The four nights got us plenty of time to get a feel for the area and do the things we wanted to do. Emily would like to do some more things there but we could have done them if we had know more about the options before we came. The island is pretty laid back. We would probably be doing more beach stuff if it were up to us but the seaweed and lack of sandy beaches changes that. We did some research on the Caye Caulker before coming but they only highlighted what you want to see and the seaweed was hard to find anything about after hearing about it in Cancun Mexico. Belize is just south of there. The reef we will be snorkeling and diving pretty much starts there and goes south. Belize Barrier Reef is part of the Mesoamerican barrier reef system the second largest reef in the world. It is a living reef currently. I was told that some of the corals are getting bleached out. The bleaching is from the rising water temperatures, the seaweed is from nitrogen run off from the United States into the gulf and possibly oil spill clean up.
We are looking at our options for December’s trip and possibly what doesn’t make that one we will do for our next May June. This December will probably be a little shorter due to scheduling, I work Christmas this year and I won’t request someone else work for me. For those who are interested in traveling with us we will be back by the 23rd.
If you think that you would like to travel with us but you feel we are too busy or do things that you are not interested in doing, you can still come. We will have things that you could join us in or we could help point you in a direction to do something different. Emily and I don’t always do the same things. Step outside your comfort zone and travel! You get to experience so much new stuff. We will help you get to where we are going to be and after that you can do whatever you want. We will probably look at doing an easier location since we will have less time. Get your passport or make sure it’s current and join us somewhere exotic!! If you want to join us in the summer we have more flexibility and can go in May wait until sometime in June. Let us know if you are interested. If you haven’t ever traveled and you want to do something simple we can work with that.
You are also free to just meet up with us if you choose to go on your own.
I’m not sure if Emily will do a post today or not, we rode bikes, swam in the pool and relaxed. She drank tea and read in her sunny spot. We ate all of our meals in the apartment. we’re going to watch a movie tonight.
Our kitchen is small and not well equipped. We did pick up a cheese grater and a spatula today to help the situation. The pans could be a bit bigger but we are making it work. It has been the case in the past in Cartagena. We bought and left a few things. Some of the stuff is decent and probably provided by the resort. The cheaper stuff is the stuff people find they need and get locally. Some things are just nice to have even if they are cheap. It does still cost you money, you will still save in the long run on food. We probably didn’t spend $25 US for the whole day’s worth of food. I definitely enjoy cooking and eating without the wind and the wait. It doesn’t hurt that if I cook Emily does clean up! Not a bad deal.
So a new bit of travel information to consider when traveling do snorkeling and diving. They do cancel trips due to the swells being to big. Our trip tomorrow is canceled and rescheduled hopefully for Saturday. Tomorrow we explore the other side of the split. All this wind we are getting here that if it was cold and back home sounds a lot like a blizzard.
Tonight we are going to watch a movie. I have a few saved onto my phone that we can watch or save for on the plane when there isn’t free entertainment on the plane. We also can use the Amazon Prime, Disney+ or other subscriptions we have though either my phone or Emily’s iPad, I have an adapter that will connect to the power port and then to HDMI. I also brought a short HDMI. I also have a Roku that I can travel with for our subscriptions. It’s nice to have and none of it takes up much room. You also don’t have to worry about passwords since they’re already stored. I also use a VPN on my phone.
Be safe, be good or be good at it!
Traveling with Emily! 