Below are details on the May San Pedro Belize Red Cross first aid course. Our goal is to make Ambergris Caye and Belize safe and bring awareness to both tourists and locals of all the business that trained staff onsite, in case of an emergence. Website buttons and window stickers will be coming soon for all participating businesses to make them easily identifiable in case of an emergency. Thursday May 30th ...

Easter is a BIG holiday in Belize and everyone is making their Easter weekend plans. Many people from the mainland go coastal and come to Ambergris Caye for some beach time, traditionally on Easter weekend, beaches are people watching paradise, resorts are packed and golf cart rentals sold out.  A few people told me yesterday they are stocking up and will be avoiding the crowds in town. I am still undecided ...

Belize Fun Facts - You know you have been living in Belize a while when you catch your self using the word like pirate as a search term while trying to find something in a gmail search. Today I wanted to post just one picture so I set off in search of an image that visually represents why I love living on Ambergris Caye. I went to my stock folder and found the pics from when Dick and I went driving down sou ...

With Ambergris Caye being such a fun place it only stands to reason that this island has some of the best fundraisers.   Below is information on 2 really fun events starting this weekend and May 27th,  to put on your  to do list. [divide style="2"] The St. IV and V class at the Island Academy is having a GARAGE SALE on Saturday, May 12 from 9am-12noon on the lot next to Asian Garden Spa. Benefiting - Mama V ...

One of the most  recommended tours to do on Ambergris Caye is a boat trip to Hol Chan Marine Reserve. We really do have world class scuba diving and snorkeling here in Belize and even enjoyed some recent international and local press: Hol Chan Marine Reserve Belize Among Top Ten Snorkeling Spots In The World by the National.  Belize named second best snorkeling spot in the world by San Pedro Sun. What peopl ...

To be honest if I was not looking up the date for something, I would not have remembered it was Valentines day this morning. On my way to the pool,  everywhere I looked people were wearing red, from the cab mechanic on our street,  the guy standing on top of the garbage truck and even a bunch of the bikini beauties turned up in red suits for class. We decided to have a nice quiet dinner at home, I was think ...

It's not easy organizing a major volunteer effort from another country but Heather is pulling it together and in spite of the enormous challenges ahead of her. She managed to round up 8 of us to go collect and bag mangroves that were brought back to Karina's house in San Mateo for future transplanting to help detoxify the soil and preserve the environment. The mangrove collection at Marco Gonzalez Maya ruin ...

Yesterday was almost perfect weather to go hang out at Grand Caribe for their Sunday pool side party at Cowboy Doug's pool bar and grill. I say almost as there was a bit of a breeze happening and technically it is winter here so the water was a bit cool. While Paul watched football on the big screen tv, Dennis & I went polar bear and made new friends. It was not long before  Seleni and Madison came alon ...

Mother nature is definitely starting us off in 2012 with island showers and a clean Ambergris Caye. It has not stopped raining long enough for me to make a break for it and head to town to do my errands. The ominous sound of rumbling thunder is making me think I am either going to have to forget it for today or suck it up, waterproof and go anyways. I leaning towards the first option, can just imagine how b ...

Got an email from Lara asking if  I could blog that 15 tickets are still available for tonight's aids awareness event and the 6th annual San Pedro Boat parade, I told her I would get done when I got home. Thanks to wordpress app for android phones, I am able to do the writing from Dicks house and I can upload pics for post when I get home to my desk. Aids Awareness Dinner at tonight - Three Course Meal at C ...

There is no doubt that Si was probably a very cute puppy. It’s easy to imagine a child playing with him and enjoying the wonderful bond that develops between puppies and children. What is not so easy to imagine is how such a sweet potlicker grew up, having been cared for by someone and then ended up abandoned and shot in the street. When residents of the San Mateo reported that there was an injured dog, pos ...

I just saw a 19 year old win a million dollars on a game show. Imagine how different any of our lives would be if that had happened to us? I wonder if I would have moved to Belize or would I have landed in a different Tropical location instead. I can say for sure it likely would not have taken me so long to get there. I finished up my work early today so I could do out with Dick and Paula to celebrate his b ...