Caye Caulker, Belize

Caye Caulker is a small island off the northeast coast of Belize.  It is a beautiful Caribbean island with great scuba diving, snorkeling, and kite boarding.  I ended up going back to Dangriga on my way from Utila.  When I got to Dangriga I went to the same hotel we had stayed at before and the guy looked at me and said, why are you back, it's so hot here.  He was right, it was even hotter than before and I didn't think that was possible.  From Dangriga, I took an express bus to Belize City, which means few stops and AC, then a water taxi to Caye Caulker.  The whole thing took about 4 1/2 hours.  The boat stopped by Caye Chapel, a small golf resort island on the way.  It was gorgeous.

Since I have been here I have encountered some noteworthy things:

 - Mandingo, again.  Our Belizian friend we saw in every Belize stop going back to Lamanai.  He is still wearing his self-made, palm leaf, viking hat and is a legend on the island.

 - a local who had "Trust no Bitch" tattooed to his forearm.  I think this is going to be a problem for him and his ability to find a good woman later in life. At first I couldn't read what it said and asked him.  He tried to tell me it said trust no one, but I knew better.  He was clearly embarrassed, and rightfully so.  The trust no bitch guy is perpetually drunk and claims to work at every restaurant we are eating at.  His intro line is, "do you know I work here?"

 - a middle of the night 7.3 earthquake centered about 40 miles off the coast of  Roatan, Honduras.  It wasn't too bad here, but the short-lived tsunami threat was a little scary.  We were right on the edge of the suggested impact zone and if a tsunami hit Caye Caulker, there would be nothing anyone could do.  The island is no more than 1/2 mile wide and totally flat.  When reading about the destruction in Honduras, I realized I was in the most effected places, Utila, Puerto Cortez and La Ceiba, all of which I was in a few days ago.

Next on the agenda is some diving and kite boarding.