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Placencia Belize 2022

gennaio - marzo 2022
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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 15

    Day 15, trip to Hopkins

    23 gennaio 2022, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    We had seen and read about Hopkins as a place many expats move to, so thought we’d check it out. We rented an SUV for 48 hours from Placencia Car rental. Greg picked it up at noon and we headed to Hopkins.

    The drive up there was easy, straight up Placencia road to the Southern Highway and then turn on road to Hopkins. We stopped at the Bistro at Maya Beach for lunch since the food is so good there.

    We thought Hopkins would be like Placencia Village , with a mix of locals and expats, but it was very segregated. The town where we had booked our hotel was all locals, and pretty run down. All the restaurants were little shacks etc. not really our cup of tea. We walked around a little then got in the car and headed to the hotel zone at Sittee Pointe. Beautiful houses there, but the road was quite rough and didn’t have the same vibe as Placencia village so we decided to return “home” to Placencia.

    We did stop in the town of Hopkins for a drink at the Driftwood bar and took the photo of the lost souls. We thought that was funny!    Leggi altro

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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 16

    Day 16, Jungle Hiking

    24 gennaio 2022, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    While we had the car, we decided to find a hike we could do. The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve was not too far off the peninsula so we headed there.

    It rained quite a bit the night before. The drive to the turnoff was quick, about 8 miles after we turned off the Southern Highway. The GPS said it was 5.5 miles up the dirt road, however it was a very rough road so it took almost 30 minutes to drive the 5.5 miles!!! Good thing we rented 4 wheel drive SUV!

    The hike itself was fun! We did the Wari loop which was considered an easier trail. It was about 2.8 miles. Had it not been muddy it would have been very easy, but which the mud it was a bit more challenging! We didn’t remember if my hiking shoes were waterproof, so I was trying to stay out of the mud and puddles. Early on we came to a particularly wet part where I tried to walk on the side of the trail which was a hill. Needless to say, I hit a slick spot and slid down onto my butt. Got my leg and butt muddy, but managed to not get completely covered. Later we figured out they were waterproof, so I just went through the muddy parts after that.

    It rained some while on the trail, but it was warm so not an issue. Was definitely an adventure!!

    The return trip wasn’t white as slow since Greg knew what to expect.

    We went back to the house, had showers then went to a late lunch/early dinner at Tipsy Tuna and a stop at the grocery store and checked out a house we wanted to see near the airport on a canal called Vista Cove. We were tired so stayed in the rest of the evening!    Leggi altro

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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 17

    Days 17 & 18

    25 gennaio 2022, Belize ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    Mornings were HOT exercising on the deck, without much breeze, but we did it. We don’t have a scale, but felt we were starting to possibly gain a little so are being a little more careful on our food choices this week.

    We decided to chill at the beach club on Tuesday and Wednesday. The weather was warm, sunny and breezier at the beach. They have really good salads there, so we had salad for lunch and enjoyed the beautiful weather each day.

    Dinner on Tuesday was pizza at Cha Chi’s. They were extremely short staffed, but the pizza was still delicious and the waitress was doing her best to keep up.

    Dinner on Wednesday was at Rumfish. Since the amount of tourists is starting to pick up, we made a reservation by messaging through Facebook so had a table on the rail. Food was delicious. I had the snapper special and Greg had a pasta dish. (I don’t remember the names).

    It was fun watching the vans pull up from some of the resorts up the peninsula dropping off guests who are a little dressed up, which is not necessary in the village. One of the things I like about the village is how casual it is. Flip flops everywhere, no need to worry about getting ready for the evening!    Leggi altro

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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 19

    Day 19

    27 gennaio 2022, Belize ⋅ 🌙 77 °F

    After our cappuccino and workout, we spent the day working on transportation to Ambergris Caye and cart rental as well as our Europe trip for the summer.

    We decided to try the water taxi to Ambergris Caye rather than fly. We’ll see how that is before we decide our return trip. We also booked our flights and VRBO for Paris. We found an apartment in Morais that is in a great location, with small kitchen and even washer/dryer way cheaper than a hotel. It even had a little balcony overlooking a courtyard.

    We had the special today for lunch at Detatch. The daily specials are usually a really good deal, this was $14 BZ which is $7 US. It was fried fish with stew beans and coconut rice today. I really liked the stew beans, which is surprising since I don’t like most beans. We weren’t sure of the type of fish, but it was very good but had bones. The wind was blowing pretty hard today, so as you can see from the picture my hair was blowing a lot!

    We tried someplace new tonight for dinner, the Secret Garden. It is tucked behind the building where Rick’s Cafe is on Placencia road. Wow is all we could say. The place is adorable the way they decorated it and they were playing old blues music, which Greg especially liked.

    The food was delicious, probably my favorite so far on this trip. I had the almond crusted red snapper. Everything was amazing. Really want to be sure to get back there again before we leave.    Leggi altro

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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 20

    Days 20 & 21

    28 gennaio 2022, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    Lazy days, weather wasn’t great. Rainy on Friday and chilly and cloudy on Saturday. If you were only here for a week, that would be an issue, but if you are here for a month, a rainy or chilly day every once in a while is not an issue.

    Mexican pizza lunch special at Barefoot bar on Friday. Wasn’t sure how it would be, but I’d was great. Baked on a tortilla. We would definitely have it again.

    Dinner Friday was at Rick’s Cafe. I wasn’t that hungry because of the big lunch so I had their small Cobb salad and Greg had the puttanesca pasta. They have a mural on the wall of the village which was fun to look at. Greg took a photo of it.

    We love it here and are pretty sure we want to return to spend the winter here next year. We spent some time looking at condos and houses online. On Saturday we walked down Sunset Point to look a a couple of condos down at the point. Not jumping into anything but wanted to take a look.

    It was chilly Saturday, so we had the lunch special after our walk at Tipsy Tuna. Today their special was fish tacos and $2 off coladas so we had pineapple colada with lunch. Needless to say it was a big drink and I got a little tipsy😄

    Because of the wind and the temperature was only about 73 we opened the windows which was nice.

    Dinner was at SmoQiz Saturday night. They do not post specials on Facebook, so we almost didn’t go there. We were pleasantly surprised they had a couple of delicious specials Saturday.

    We had the lobster egg rolls appetizer and then we each had their garlic stuffed shrimp with cilantro rice and vegetables. The chef there is so talented. The cilantro was not overpowering, it was perfect with the rice and the stuffed shrimp was on a sauce which was delicious. The chef stopped by the table to see what we thought and said the sauce was an asparagus cream sauce. Once we knew that you could taste the delicate note of asparagus in the sauce. Wish I had taken a photo of the food.    Leggi altro

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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 23

    Days 22 &23

    31 gennaio 2022, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F

    Days started off as usual with cappuccino and workouts. We discovered Wordle (Wordle is game where you have 6 chances to guess the 5 letter word) a week or two ago so do that every morning as well.

    Sunday the weather cleared up a little so we went to the beach club and had our usual salads. Great and relaxing day as always.

    Dinner was pizza at Cha Chi’s which never disappoints.

    Monday we hung around the house as the beach club is closed. Greg made lunch at the house for the first time. We had tuna pasta salad. Would have been better with onion and garlic powder, but it was still good.

    In the afternoon we made the lap down the road and back up the side walk stopping at the office supply store because we needed to get some documents printed for our ferry to Ambergris Caye as well as documents for our visa extension. Very small but has most everything you would need and does printing for people and even has a computer you can go in and use. Very convenient. Cost $1.75US for 15 pages.

    Monday evening we had dinner reservations at the Galley behind the soccer field. We had heard Dawn the cook is amazing. What an experience. Small place, with screened in porch for dining. When I messaged through Facebook for a reservation this is the auto reply while waiting for confirmation: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘂
    Monday to Saturday
    5:30 pm to 9 pm.
    Call 602-0463 to order.
    🔹Fish, 35
    🔹Shrimp, 38
    🔹Lobster, 65
    (Prepared grilled, Creole, curry or garlic.)
    🔸Grilled Pork Chops, 30
    🔸Grilled Porterhouse Steak, 55
    🔸Grilled Ribeye Steak, 45
    (𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘦 ‘𝘯’ 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴.

    There isn’t a printed menu, they just tell you what the drinks they are making and what the appetizer is for the night. Dawn come out to each table and takes the main course order answering questions and telling you the options available that night. We had the conch fritters appetizer and Greg had Shrimp Creole with coconut rice and I had the fish (snook) grilled in cast iron skillet (only option for fish that night) and the coconut rice. You have to wait your turn for food as she cooks each tables meal in order of arrival, but we’ll worth the wait! Greg said his was the best he’d ever had and he’d eaten that dish at KPaul’s in New Orleans!

    Before we left we made a reservation for Thursday night!    Leggi altro

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  • Placencia Belize 2022
    Giorno 24

    Days 24 &25

    1 febbraio 2022, Belize ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F

    We really love Placencia, so we decided to meet with a realtor Melanie the property manager referred us to so we could see a couple of condos on Placencia pointe.

    Nicole came over Tuesday morning to meet with us. We talked to her about the condos, but she explained the maintenance costs for those properties but said there were some houses we could look at and we set up time on Thursday.

    We spent the rest of Tuesday and Wednesday at the beach club enjoying the beautiful beach.    Leggi altro

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