CAYE CAULKER, Belize

Lobster, Rum Punch and Reggae!!!

The girl is finally home after a world roam with a rather ubiquitous taste in her mouth. It's a flavour of pure craving! Wanting so deliciously to be satisfied once more! After having a rolodex of kick ass memories in Mexico that have raised the bar higher! How can any country come close? Leaving her indifferent to the average. – She than remembers Caye Caulker, Belize. Located one mile west of Belize Barrier Reef, is a an four mile long island, part of a chain of islands forming the Belize Barrier Reef. 

With a population of 1,300 and growing, impressively rich with cultural diversity, ecological sites & history. This island is the bonanza buffet of the Caribbean! It's famous for it's world class diving spot the "Blue Hole.  Caye Caulker fulfilled my every whim! Framed with Shady Palm trees surrounded by Turquoise seas, underneath its bed of blue waters lie candy coloured corals and luminous marine life. No wonder this island has pull power.

The diving is magical, a whole world awaits you!  I braved the water and swam with baracudas. tiger sharks, sting rays. If you're a nature lover, the tour guides can arrange full day trips for $20-35USD to see manatees, jungle trips up the rivers of the mainland, where orchids, bromeliads, cactus, a variety of birds, monkeys, bats and other wildlife awaits you. For others interested in bird watching, you will likely see green Aztec parakeets, Ringed Kingfishers and tropical Mocking birds, there are hundreds of varieties on this gem of an island.

For the discerning food critic, the cuisine is an amalgamation of all ethnicities, and unlike some parts of Central America. have a wide variety. Breakfast consists of bread or mayan inspired flour tortillas, fry jacks that are often homemade. It is eaten with various cheeses, refried beans, various forms of eggs or cereal, served with leche, tea or coffee. Lunch meals vary, from lighter foods such as fruit salads, burgers to rice with black beans with coconut milk or spicy Tamales panades bought on the chicken buses. My preference was the abundance of affordable mouth-watering seafood range…ceviche, curried shrimp, lobster served with coleslaw and coconut rice, all this accompanied with sparkling sea views and Bob Marley crooning one Love!


Let's not forget the locals irresitable rum punch! The locals, call it the drink of paradise! 
Swaying on a hammock under a shady palm tree marvelling at the blueness of the sky I loose track of time all my worries washed away. Three days,  I indulged & bulged morning, noon & night!I couldn't be happier. I felt free, relaxed...and energized by this experience.

This place has the ability to make you feel you never want to leave and also beckoning a return! Pure paradise and so close to Mexico!! Two amazing countries for the price of one.....but don't take my word for it! You must discover this island for yourself!

One Love~*

Ling