Three weeks with Reef CI and I was starting to feel institutionalised, I didn't want to leave but my last week proved just as exciting as the first two, with amazing Eagle Rays, Nurse Sharks on every dive and an awesome Dolphin encounter. The end of diving Reef CI also marked the arrival of Liann and a whole new chapter in my travels. Friday came and we returned to the mainland, I checked back into Amaya's and set about waiting for Liann; how else better to do...

My year of travel has all been planned around one thing, Whale shark season in south Belize. Whale Sharks season in Belize runs from March-June with the few days after a full moon being to optimum time to spot them. So I chose to go to Reef CI for three weeks over the full moon on April the 6th to give me the best change of spotting our oceans largest fish! The full moon also sparks off coral spawning and the magical 'String of Pearls'. I was told to be at Th...

Punta Gorda is the most southern town of any notable size in Belize and was to be my weekend home for the next three weeks while I volunteer/dive with Reef CI in the Sapodilla Cayes. On my first weekend in PG a local bar called The Bamboo Chicken was organising 'The musical event of the year - Punta Rock'. A ticketed event with live acts from such big names as Big G, Chico Remoras and the Kulture Boyz, not to be missed! It was interesting to say the least. Pre...