ARRIVED IN PARADISE - CAYE CAULKER BELIZE

It was full moon last night and the howler monkeys passed our house every 2 hours all night - what a racket!  Then the bats in our roof flitted and chattered and shuffled so I couldn't sleep in case of falling bat guano... But eventually the dawn came and we had a cloud forest type mist to leave with.

The hotel was our most expensive yet - but we splashed out on 2 great boat trips with a guide, did the bees visit and downed a few bottles of the old tinto.  After all ..  it was an Ecolodge  which means no wifi, electricity only between 6 and 10pm etc. You pay extra for the privilege of being close to nature!

The hotel took us up to the crossroads off their unmade road at 8 am and we could not believe our luck when the bus arrived - amazing and even air con!  The border crossing went well and the trip through Belize was interesting and different - a lot more kempt - still the evangelical churches everywhere and of course everything in English now!  Got to the ferry port and had an hour before the boat and it was like being back in Brixton in London with all the Afro Caribbean banter - great holiday feeling and we had jerk chicken on the quay - delicious - baking hot and cloudless sky as we sped across the navy and turquoise sea for 45 minutes to Caye Caulker.  

It is truly a paradise of flat white beaches, sail boats and wooden cabanas- no cars - only bikes and few golf buggies - great vibe - we have a little cabana but air con in bedrooms and a hot shower and a pool!

We are two blocks from the beach - we walked down to swim in the warm sea- amazing then walked up to the spit at the end of the island where all the young and not so young uns congregate to drink cocktails to the sound of Bob Marley and drink cocktails - piña colada and mojitos was the order of the day - now we are clean and showered - our clothes back from the speedy laundry and we are ready to party - see you later!

The prices here are pretty steep - too many rich Americans around - but it is lovely - tomorrow will probably be snorkelling time...

This is our cabana and shared pool

This is the seafront Caye Caulker

This is a very happy boy with a pina colada

These are some happy mojitos to the sound of Bob Marley

This was us on the Caye caulker ferry

This was a very happy girl sharing another pina colada

Probably won't be writing much now the beach is here