UN-BELIZE-ABLE!

Welcome to Belize!

 

Arriving to Caye Caulker via water taxi

 

My husband and I had the opportunity to vacation in Belize last week.  We stayed on a small island named Caye Caulker that is beautiful, authentic, charming, & very friendly!

 

The streets of Caye Caulker

 

There are no paved roads.  The sand is as far as the eye can see, including making up the floors of most restaurants, and bicycles & golf carts are the preferred modes of transportation (no cars or SUVs allowed here!).

 

This sign can be found on the beach just in case you need

directions to London, Warsaw, Oslo, & many more

 

There are restaurants aplenty (did I mention the sandy floors?) and I happened to love this creative menu at a place called Habaneros.  Don't let the name fool you - The food was an eclectic mix of seafood, Belizean staples such as coconut rice and beans, with some Indian spices and curries thrown in!

 

Menu at Habaneros

 

The island is so laid back, it's very easy to pass the time doing not much of anything (or on a barstool at Pizza Caulker which made the best rum drinks on the island) but we did manage to get in a couple of excursions.

 

Mayan ruins at Lamanai

 

For our first outing, we went inland to visit the Mayan ruins of Lamanai.  These are only accessible by a boat trip down the river which was an outing in itself.  We learned that there are nearly 800 structures at this site that have yet to be uncovered.  Imagine what discoveries await!

 

Tree found at Lamanai

 

We saw many interesting things while at Lamanai like the tree above.  I won't pretend to remember it's name but it is a beautiful reminder of the power of mother nature.  We also saw spider monkeys, howler monkeys (heard these too!), and too many insects to count!

 

Fishing with my husband

 

Our other adventure was a day of fishing (I'll let you decide which one of us chose this outing!).  I only managed to catch sea grass but luckily my husband caught barracuda as well as dove for lobster, crab, & conch so we were able to eat at the end of the day!

 

Mangrove trees

 

My favorite outings were our walks around the island where we discovered any number of picturesque settings like these mangrove trees.

 

All that remains now are pictures and memories and the hopes that we will one day have the opportunity to return to this little bit of paradise.

 

Where have you vacationed lately?

 

~Reese