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| San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize |
Wow, this
trip was so long ago! It was our first
time to Central America and this Caribbean getaway. We flew into Belize City and caught a VERY
small plane to Ambergris Caye, San Pedro Town.
Ambergris Caye is the largest island in Belize, and San Pedro is the
only town. It is the dive capitol of
Belize and Central America with the Great Blue Hole, Shark Ray Alley, Hol Chan
Marine, and Turneffe Atolls.
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| Sunbreeze Hotel |
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| We flew on a small plane like this! |
We stayed at
the Sunbreeze Hotel (sunbreeze.net), right across the street from the
airstrip. We walked off the plane with
our bags and wheeled them to the steps of our hotel. It was not an all-inclusive
resort. The purpose of this vacation
(for most of the travelers) was diving.
I was not certified at the time, but it certainly peaked my interested to
get certified later on. There were dives
planned for each day, which left time for the non-divers to relax in the sun,
shop for treasures in town, and snorkel.
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| The Reef Restaurant |
The food in
Belize is very good and inexpensive.
Many of the restaurants offer only fresh fish and ingredients. It was not unusual to be out to dinner at
night and have the power go out. We
would finish dinner by candlelight. One
of our favorite places to eat was the Reef!
We sat in white plastic lawn chairs, and the floor was sand! The fresh fish was amazing and the prices
were very inexpensive. Conch ceviche is
a favorite any where you go including the Reef!
This was a
‘dive’ vacation, and there were times when snorkelers could go along in the
boat too! The blue water was so beautiful! My favorite trip with the divers was to Shark
Ray Alley and Hol Chan Marine Reserve.
There were dolphins everywhere! I
jumped in the water and they swam all around me. You could hear them talking! It was the coolest thing! We used Aqua Dives during the trip and the
dive masters and crew were the best! (www.aquascubabelize.com)
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| Dolphins |
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| Aqua Dives |
When the
non-divers were not tagging along in the boat, we would walk through town and
snack on jerk chicken at a local eatery!
There were many homeopathic remedies you could buy in the gift shops,
and we purchased a few to bring home.
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San Pedro Sunbreeze Hotel
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