We crossed the border into Belize walking over with all of our belongings and meeting the same bus on the other side. On the bus we passed through San Ignacio, it is one of the only places we didn’t stop that Amy says she really wishes we had visited. We arrived in Belize City (they call it a city but as Turgay says by Istanbul standards it is barely a neighborhood) in the early afternoon and got immediately on a departing boat for Caye Caulker. After a very fast 45 minute boat ride we arrived on this small island, and walking down the beach we found our hotel, purple bungalows we had seen during the boat ride.
Caye Caulker is very laid back a great place to snorkel or just hand out in a hammock reading a good book. Amy and Turgay spent most of our time here walking up and down the island, eating shrimp sticks from the Shrimp Stick Man and some of the best cake ever from the Cake Man. The Cake Man arrives daily just before sunset and never makes it all the way into town before he has sold all his goodies.
Amy and Turgay’s favorite was the coconut macaroon brownie. We also had a chance to watch two NBA games in the great atmosphere of the Barrier Reef Sports Bar where everyone was picking on everyone else and the insults were flowing but only in the best natured way. Also on our second day we were able to see Turkey beat the Swiss in soccer for part of the first round of the Euro 2008.
On our second day on the island, we were considering a full day snorkeling trip when we stopped to talk to the people down at Ragamuffin tours and decided instead on a three day two night sailing/snorkeling trip that would take us to the southern tip of Belize, Placencia.
