Caye Caulker

📌 The fingers were crossed that it would be worth it as we endured a long and tedious journey with easily the most mozzies we'd ever seen. It was definitely worth it, the island was gorgeous, it was approximately 1.5 to 2km long and although it was heavily tourism centric, everything felt authentic such as small businesses, no large hotels, and chill Carribbean vibes in the bars and restaurants. A huge bonus also being that the official language is English.

📌 We arrived late and checked into some quaint cabanas before heading out to dinner. The islands only cars are golf carts and everything is built literally on sand. Through good fortune we had chosen a restaurant that was run out of a locals house, there were 2-3 tables and a whiteboard menu of local cuisine. It was a great find with some delicious homely food. The next day we chilled out amongst the scattered tropical downpours , enjoying a delicious outdoor jerk bbq lunch, and some key lime pie 😍 Despite the storms, the sunset was gorgeous.

📌 Our last day involved 5-6 hours of snorkeling and sailing around the worlds 2nd largest reef, behind the great barrier reef. We enjoyed some beautiful sightings of Nurse Sharks, Barracuda, Moray Eels, schools of Snapper, some Turtles (very close) and plenty of colourful corals and fish. It is common that Nurse Sharks are fed in a certain part of the reef which was fascinating to see them up close, however it definitely felt wrong and unethical to have such intervention, particularly as so many tourists are entitled and touch the animals readily. Overall, the reef and the Island however was well worth a visit, I don't think we have experienced anything like it.Read more