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  • Beach chilling

    13 mars, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    I wake early this morning and decide to stroll out for the sunrise. It's quiet and I can get a coffee at 6am. I stay down here till 830 just chatting.Then head back to the room with a coffee for Bobby. We have a pool outside our room and I'm happy to just chill here this morning reading my book. I'm amazed at how many people speak English here and chatting to the local people they tell me that English is the first language taught here. At lunchtime we take a stroll around the island where we just so happen to find a bar called the big tiity bar with a pool table, where I do a little hustling. I've met some really cool people here who have packed up there whole lives to come and live here. Unlike most countries you don't need a local investment. Although Belize is a rapidly developing country with a decent per capita income, the economy is still in its infancy. Therefore, the government is keen on welcoming and facilitating foreign investors who help develop the country’s infrastructure or offer jobs to the Belizeans. We grab a shower and head to benders bar for happy hour meeting up with the people we met the other night. On the pier are swarms of pelicans and in the water literally on the shore is a stingray. Bobby has changed his plans and is staying on the island, so I book my boat out of here for the 15th. In a way I'm quite glad to have a few days just on my own. We take dinner in the bar opposite which has live music and eat with the red moon setting over the water before retiring to bed.
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  • Boat day

    12 mars, Belize ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

    We've booked a day out on the boat today to do some snorkeling. I'm absolutely hanging so hoping I don't end up being sick in my mask. The boat leaves at 930 so we take the chance to grab a coffee and a bit of breakfast. The island is so small 4km square and half the people from last night at the bar are at the cafe. The catamaran can carry 24 people but we only have 19 on board today. Half an hour into sailing we anchor off at coral garden where we get to snorkel for a good hour. I see my first eagle ray as well as numerous fish and eels. It's quite an experience to be beneath the sea and see so many different shapes and sizes. Back on the boat and our next stop is shark alley. As soon as we drop anchor we see the sharks begin to arrive and within seconds there are loads of them. When they ask if I want to get in I hesitate at first but they are only nursing sharks so I agree. Our last stop is hol Chan which translates to little channel.The Hol Chan Marine Reserve was established as a marine protected area in 1987 under Laws of Belize. It incorporates the southernmost marine and coastal areas of Ambergris Caye including the barrier reef, seagrass beds and the mangrove islands of Boca Chica and Cangrejo Shoals. A zoning scheme was developed in order to ensure sustainable use and guarantee its conservation. Hol Chan is divided into four zones which include no-take areas and zones that regulate and promote sustainable fishing practices..Many tourists come here in boats but the law is you can only be anchored here for an hour at the most. The sealife here is amazing and I can certainly see what the attraction is. Sadly we don't get to see manatees as it's too early in the season but everything else makes up for it. It's election day on the island and all the bars are closed, which is a saving grace for me with the hangover I've had today. We shower and head for dinner at Willy's . He has no menus but cooks whatever is fresh that day on the BBQ. Today it's pork fish or shrimp. It's delicious and really cheap for the island. With no bar to go to it's an early night with Netflix.En savoir plus

  • Off to the islands

    11 mars, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    We are catching the bus to Belize city port today. The bus ticket we bought is a hop on hop off so we can literally catch the bus going in either direction. The bus isn't till 1030 so we have been recommended a place to take breakfast. The people here are so friendly and you can definitely feel the Caribbean influence here. Bobby keeps shouting at me for saying good morning to people as I attract the wrong crowd but I keep on doing it to annoy him. There is no definite time for the bus because they don't know how long it will take them to get through the border so she says to wait there between 1030 and 11. The bus eventually turns up at 1200 and it's a big one so we quickly board and arrive at the harbour an hour later. There are a lot of people here. Half travelling to San Pedro, half travelling to caye caulker. We board the boat and the crossing takes 45 minutes. I can't get prime over here but after checking in and dropping our bags we head out to get a bite 2 eat . When we walk in the bar I'm pleasantly surprised see the football on the only bad side is the bar is full of french. The less said about the result the better. We go and book our snorkeling trip and head to a beach bar to grab a beer. The rest is history. I end up on the rum and don't even remember getting home.En savoir plus

  • Submerged Crocodile

    10 mars, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    We have booked another trip today as we move on tomorrow and when the taxi driver picks us up we get chatting about the upcoming elections. At the moment they have no prime ministers in charge but the old one is rerunning and his opposition is Shyne- the rapper - who has promised to get Belize out of the third world status it's in. We soon arrive at the landing area and in total there are 7 of us on the boat. Our lady captain is brilliant and the hour long trip allows us to see multiple birds iIncluding a jabiru stork and a couple of crocodiles. The wildlife here is amazing I'm just sad I never bought my good camera but then again I'm just enjoying the moment. As we travel along the river Brenda tells us about the mennonites.Mennonites from the Noah Hoover group in Upper Barton Creek and daughter settlements are extremely restrictive concerning the use of motors and electricity, that is, both motors and electricity are forbidden in the settlement by the members of the group. Their clothing is very similar to the Old Order Amish, and men wear beards like the Amish. Therefore, they are often perceived as Amish and called Amish, even though this is not the case. We arrive at the Lamanai Maya ruins.The Maya ruins of Lamanai once belonged to a sizable Maya city in the Orange Walk District of Belize. "Lamanai" comes from the Maya term for "submerged crocodile", a nod to the toothy reptiles who live along the banks of the New River. Lamanai. There is evidence on Maya life that dates from about 1500 B.C. At the site are structures that date from AD 625: The jaguar temple named for its boxy jaguar decoration; the mask temple adorned by a 13-foot stone mask of an ancient Maya king; and the high temple. In front of the mask temple is a single ball court, where an offering had been placed under its giant central marker. A lidded bowl contained 100 g of crystalline hematite, 19 g of cinnabar in a miniature vessel, and other objects such as jade, shell, and pearl, all atop of a pool of mercury. It is said that the games went on for days and at the end the winner was sacrificed. Winner winner tonights dinner. Archeologists first came to the site in 1974 and began their work. A lot of the ruins have been covered with replicas (mask on the temple) because as much as you tell tourists not to touch they always will. It's a 1 hour journey back down the new river to home. Rain is forecast tonight so we head out for dinner early only to find that most of the town is closed as there is a holiday today. We eventually find a Chinese restaurant and head home for an early night as tomorrow we head to the islands.En savoir plus

  • Crossing the border

    9 mars, Mexique ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    We wake early as we are catching a 7 o'clock bus to Belize. At 3am this morning then room next door was still partying until Bobby banged on the wall. We're already packed so just head to the pick up point which is just across the square. The bus is quite full but because we're leaving early hopefully the border won't be too busy. Bobby manages to grab a coffee each and we board the bus. Our first stop is the transport office in Chetumal where we fill in our immigration forms and board another bus. . There's hardly anyone at the border but when I go into the mexican immigration they tell me I need to pay the exit tax. When I booked the bus yesterday Kassandra said I wouldn't need to as it was included in my flight, but immigration say different. They send me to the back of the queue while she calls her boss. When I get to the front of the queue I go into the office and once again show my passport and flight details. After a lot of toing and froing I stick on and they stamp my passport and say this time only. That's just saved me £40. It's always complicated at borders and I was so close to just saying ok I'll pay it but glad I stood my ground. We drive a little further into a quarantine zone where the bus is sprayed down and we travel to the Belize immigration. Once again we're lucky as there is hardly anyone there but they are very strict here and seem in no hurry. Don't they realise I fly home in 8 days. As I exit there is a guy exchanging mexican for Belize, so I exchange £50 so I at least have a little cash. It takes a good hour for the 10 people to get through but eventually we are back on the bus. We've bought a multi stop ticket and our first stop is orange walk which is a short one hour drive. We've booked in at a private room but I'm quite shocked at how rough it is here. We arrive at Rickys at 1030 and he lets us check in straight away. We enquire about the tour that we want to do but it starts at 8am so we book it for tomorrow. We drop our bags and walk through town to find food. Everything is closed but we walk down to the river and find this oasis. The birds here are amazing. Stalks as big as eagles sweep across the fish laden river. We spend a few hours here as it's ridiculously hot and the river breeze is so cooling. An afternoon siesta is needed. In the evening we try the other end of town to get a bite to eat and wander for over half an hour until a guy pulls up on a Harley and asks if he can help. He points us to the food court and after beer and pizza head back to the hotel to get an early night.En savoir plus

  • Festival day

    8 mars, Mexique ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    I wake at 5am and we've decided to get up early to go and catch the sunrise.As we walk through the square the noise of the birds and bats is incredible. I'm quite surprised at how many people are actually down here. We can't even get a view so very shortly after we walk back towards the hotel. There is no coffee shop open until 8:00 a.m. but as we walk down the street a guy is preparing to open I ask him is it possible for two coffees and he gladly agrees. I'm so glad as I barely slept last night and got a little bit burnt on the boat yesterday so I'm in desperate need for a pick me up. One coffee turns into 2 and we share a sandwich because they are so big. We don't really have any plans today as we we're going to leave last night but opted to stay for the festival that stars this afternoon. So much preparation is going into it as stands tables and stages are erected in the town square. It is so hot today I feel absolutely drained and head back to the hotel to watch the football. It's on at 10am so nowhere is open to watch it so I stream it and watch it on my phone. We have a lunch of sushi on the square but I'm really struggling to eat in the heat. I'll be ok in a day ot two when I acclimatise to the heat.We take a little siesta before going to explore the festival. I wanted to stay another day because I enjoy music but it's actually a gastronomical festival with food in abundance and with my eating not being great has been a bit of a waste of time. After a little shopping around we book our bus to Belize before having a few drinks before bed.En savoir plus

  • Stranded at sea

    7 mars, Mexique ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Even though I've only had a few hours sleep we wake early and after a good coffee I agree with Bobby to do a boat trip today. It's a 5 hour boat that takes us down the coast and deep into the mangroves. The boat leaves at 11 so we have a little time to explore the town before we board the boat. There is a stage put up in town and lots of police but noone seems to know what it is for. We walk back to
    The hotel and pack a bag and wait to be picked up. We then receive a message to say that we have to go to the place it was booked from which is only round the corner from where we are staying so we take a short bimble over and set off to pick up a few more people. At the harbour we sit for nearly an hour and whilst we're waiting a big iguana comes to take a look.We join the boat and leave the harbour just after one and our first stop is just out of the bay . There's quite a few boats here and the water is only waist deep but so beautiful and clear with sporadic mangroves dotted around and the clearly signposted crocodile signs doesn't seem to be putting anyone off. We cruise through the mangroves stopping for a fruit lunch and drinking multiple beers and cocktails, eventually coming to rest on the border where it's not possible to take the boat but a few of the guys off the boat wander through but I stay on the boat and just chill. We make our way to another spot for our last dip of the day. Just as we're leaving the last place I say to Bobby that something doesn't sound right and we come to an abrupt stop , it's quite funny as Bobby moaning about going home early but now we've run out of fuel we,are not going anywhere. The tequila bottle once again gets hit and we become the party boat we were all glad we weren't on. While we sit there there are eagles and a pink roseante spoonbill fly's by aIso an Extra bonus as we get the sunset at sea. Over an hour later the fuel boat turns up and we are back on dry land before we know it. We take a quick shower and head for dinner and discuss what we are going to do. We were planning to head straight for Belize tomorrow but there are preparations happening in the square and tomorrow and Sunday they have a festival here. Choice is made. One more night in Bacalar.
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  • Hondere hondere

    6 mars, Angleterre ⋅ 🌙 4 °C

    The journey starts with a train from Liverpool to the airport, ideally I'd fly out of Liverpool but the return flights to Cancun are only £300. We board the plane on time and an announcement comes over the tannoy for a Ivor viking, I think they are having a laugh but that is his real name.The flight arrives slightly early but once in Mexico that's where it stops. I find my way to bus stand 69 where I catch a bus to downtown Cancun but on the way the traffic is crazy and I just about make my connection but honestly without being able to ask directions in Spanish I would never have made. 20 mins into the journey we come to a standstill and I'm stuck for over an hour and when we get to the place where the crash is there are more than 10 cars and wagons and at least 5 of them are a total write off. Eventually past the buses first stop is playa de Carmen, where I decide to try and jump off and have a ciggies but as I go round the back of the bus to avoid attention I can hear a whistle being blown repeatedly and when I turn round it's me they're blowing at "no fumar"no smoking 😂 back on the bus it is but as tired as I am I just can't sleep. The last three hours of the journey really drag but as I get off the bus Bobby is waiting. I'm really glad as there is hardly anyone about and it's a 20min walk to the hotel and not a taxi in sight. As soon as I get in I literally get straight into bed while Bobby has a beer in the room and I'm away with the fairies in minutes.En savoir plus

  • Wasaga beach

    1 août 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Today is bin day and in Canada they are very strict with regards to the recycling any black bin bags normal rubbish you have to pay $5 to be taken away but all recycling is free. The crazy part is the same bin driver seems to pick one lot of rubbish off drive off dump it and come back and pick up the other loads of rubbish it's literally just one guy and his wagon but he must drive around the block about 40 times it's a bit like groundhog Day. After speaking with the neighbour Bill he's advised me I really should see the museum so today I plan to go with Kirsten to wasaga beach and then potentially spend an hour in the museum on my return before catching the bus.
    Wasaga Beach has long been hailed as one of the premier tourist destinations in the world and Wasaga Beach has long been hailed as one of the premier tourist destinations in the world and home to the World's Longest Freshwater Beach. Our white sandy shoreline stretches across South Georgian Bay and includes panoramic views of the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere. The white sandy shoreline stretches across South Georgian Bay and includes panoramic views of the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO World Biosphere. We spend a good hour at the beach and I enjoy my last little swim in the lake we make our way back and stop at an ice cream parlour where I indulge in two flavours. Back at the house I finished my packing and make sure everything is tidied away before locking the door one final time. I bid my goodbyes to Bill and the girls have kind of come to help me with my cases. They've even brought me a present honestly the cutest kindest s people you'll meet. I leave with a heavy heart my stay here has way out lived what I expected and Meaford certainly has a piece of my heart. I arrive back in Toronto with a crush. My only saving grace is Satie has invited me over for a glass of wine on my arrival and I head straight there and the happily surprised that she's put on a few nibbles cheeses cured meat s and fruit and even orders me an Uber to get me home. I check and easily and I'm pleasantly surprised that the apartment it's a penthouse just a bit further in from the waterfront but with amazing views of the city and about me that you wouldn't want to jump off. Opposite is another condo and it reminds me a bit of squid games you will see what I mean when I post the photo anyway I'm going to enjoy the rest of the evening on the balcony with views of the city and relaxing ready for my day in Niagara falls tomorrow. I have treated myself to a penthouse condo overlooking the city and as I said on the balcony reflecting on the two weeks of just past by all I feel is humbled. Kindness I only believed existed in Asia remarkable people amazing communities with beautiful surroundings. Canada you have blown me away and I've only scratched the surface.
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  • Tobermorey

    31 juillet 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    We dropped Kirsten's truck off to the garage the night before and when we arrive in the morning it's moved so she goes in and pays the bill and luckily it's not as bad as we expected. We then continue our journey to tobermory it's at the northern peninsula and is about 2 hours away. The drive seems to go really quickly even though we haven't stopped for coffee on the way and we arrived into tobermory and struggle initially to find a parking space but then we managed to find a perfect one and car parking paid online the maximum stay being 3 hours. We've decided to take a boat trip here and opt for the glass bottom boat as there are shipwrecks on route but the boat doesn't leave till 12:30 and the car parking started at 11.10 and only 3 hours permitted it runs out at 14.10 and the boat is not expected to get back until 2:30 but I decide to take the chance and we buy our tickets for the 12:30 boarding. While we wait we go and enjoy a coffee in Tobermory coffee and after join the queue for boarding the boat. Will leave the harbour at 12:45 and cruise around some beautiful islands one more chance is the big tub lighthouse which has been there since 1960. One of the other special places is flowerpot islands leave the two rare rock formations which look like two flowerpots perturbing from turquoise waters, then we sail over the sweepstakes which is an old schooner which run around in 1885. The glass bottom of the boat allows you to view the shipwreck but as I lean over my selfie stick springs for my phone and drops down to the base of the glass bottom boat . Once we are tied up the lady climbs down and reunites me with my selfie stick. We decide to head back before the roads become too busy and stop off at the highway chapel. It's the smallest chapel in Canada and actually has a place to worship inside. There is not much advertising and literally if you drove by and blinked you would miss it.En savoir plus