I should have brought the selfie stick!
Today our luck with Mother Nature has not improved. While I was prepping my gear for our trip the gal from the desk came a knocking at our door. She was apologetic about the weather and that they would have to cancel our snorkeling for today. She also said tomorrow is not looking good, there’s a system in the Caribbean right now that they expect to finish up in a couple of days. It is unfortunate but weather does play a role with this type of vacation. We could have picked a place that has more consistent weather but we didn’t. Hopefully our gamble will still pay off in the next few days.
They canceled my dives for Wednesday and Thursday. It’s possible that I can dive on Friday. I have requested that they add me to that day. We’re going to see about doing some snorkeling with caveman tours, our taxi driver guide had us chat with the guy, sounds like he does Sketchy tours, he tried horribly to guess were Emily is from, starting with California.
I do think that traveling at the start of the the low season is a good time to get good deals on nice accommodations and not have as many tourists to deal with. You do run the risk of being somewhere when conditions are less than ideal in other ways, most weather. It can be extremely hot, humid, rainy or all the above in Latin America.
We did ask about a good place to get in the ocean on our own and it was recommended to go to the Iguana Reef on the other side of the island. There is a resort there that looks like a nice option for those looking at coming to Caye Caulker and I would consider if we are to return for a future visit.
The other side of the island is more what we look for if we had known. We are think that in the future we will look for western side accommodations on islands in the Caribbean if possible. I do need to do more research on this topic.
Our need for an activity precipitated a golf cart tour of the south side of the split. South of the split the island has a few vehicles besides golf carts. The fire department has a pumper truck and a smaller truck as well. The power company has a bucket truck and I’ve seen a couple motorcycles at the police station. There’s an airport that is just a block south of our resort.
I’ve added a video about Caye Caulker, it’s well done and at the end there are some hotels, tour companies and restaurants with names and contact numbers.
We had lunch after our tour at a nice place that overlooks the ocean and then went back to our apartment and hung out for a bit. After we took our bikes to sign up at the caveman tour place and I talked with the gal where I was supposed to dive tomorrow. Once we got things taken care of we rode over to the Iguana Reef and did some snorkeling and watched the rays. The guy feeds the rays so the come everyday about 4-4:30. We stopped off for dinner on the way back to the apartment. I had a cuban that had all the correct ingredients this time but they used pulled pork and it was too greasy. We tried to have some chocolate milkshakes but what passes for a milkshake here is milk, ice and chocolate syrup. Not the best.
The staff at our resort are very friendly and they do a good job. They do leave the door open when they are here which wouldn’t be bad if we were out and about when they came. I have told them twice that they don’t have to empty the one days worth of trash from the bathroom but they always do.
Today we also rounded up laundry and had it done here at the resort. I highly recommend that you use this option when traveling and cut down on the amount of stuff you need to pack. I’m getting to where I can get all my clothes on just one side of my bag. I still bring more shorts than I end up needing. My travel wardrobe is going to end up being standardized, you will have to look at Emily’s outfit to know if our pictures are from different days or trips.
I don’t remember if I have said anything about the dry bags I picked up last fall. I got two that actually cam be blown up and used as a floating marker of people in the water and as a swim aid. They come with a belt and a short tether. I added a length of paracord with some reflective stripes in it.
Traveling with Emily! 