Catching a local bus we arrived in Belize City and caught a water taxi out to Caye Caulker, a small laid back island surrounded by coral reefs. Our hotel was right by the sea and you could walk across the island in 2 minutes flat! We spent our first evening sitting on the pier with the group drinking coconut rum, watching pelicans feasting on fish guts as local fishermen cleaned their catch and enjoying the sunset. Bliss! The following day we all headed out on ...

From Tikal we crossed the border into Belize. Belize is completely different to the rest of Central America in that it is an English speaking country and half of the population are descended from Garifuna people of African decent. The country has a distinctly Caribbean feel, with brightly coloured buildings, chilled out (hungover) locals and a go slow approach to everything! We opted to do a full day caving adventure to the ATM Caves. We started out by hiking fo...