I have always been fascinated by the image of Belize's Blue Hole in fact it's the reason I got into diving and the reason I even knew of Belize at all. It was top of my diving 'bucket list'! Discovered in 1984 by Jacques Cousteau the circular sinkhole measures 300m across and 120m deep and was once above sea level. From Caye Caulker the day trip to Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole is one of the most popular excursions and trips run every two days. I booked in...

After nearly a week in the jungles of Belize and Guatemala it was time to head back to the cost. Until now I had been moving around pretty fast, not stopping in any one place for more than 3 nights. Caye Caulker offered a chance to slow down and relax a bit After crossing the border back into Belize I stopped another night at Bella's in San Ignacio, basically just because I liked it there. A couple of friendly Canadians offered to cook for me so in return I we...

Next Matt and I planned to head to Tikal in Guatemala. But as he was shorter on time than me he arranged to go as a day trip from San Ignacio where as I chose to head to Flores for a couple of days which was also the cheaper option. Mandy was also heading back to Guatemala so after a quick breakfast we both jumped in a taxi to the border. After a little bit of hassle at the border we took a collectivo headed for Flores. This collectivo was a 12 seat van but at ...

The next day I had to say goodbye to Hege, Teresa and Joel as they headed off to Flores in Guatemala. Me and Matt stuck around to do ATM! On my 'Top Five Things To Do In Belize' list was Actun Tunichil Munkal shortened to 'ATM' for obvious reasons. This huge, half flooded cave system was used by anciant Maya thousands of years ago with the belief that caves offered access to the gods of the underworld. Only the most important Maya royalty and priests would be...

Another water taxi took the five of us from San Pedro to Belize City. Really only the size of a large town by European standards, 'Belize' as it is known by locals seemed cramped, dirty, and unsafe. It is the kind of place where corner shops sell through a metal grill rather than trust their customers to enter the shop. Not the sort of place to be after dark. That said, a friendly taxi driver assured us that most of the crime is 'wanna'be gangstaz' fighting eac...