The bus journey from Belmopan to Dangriga took me along the magnificent Hummingbird Highway. Skirting the eastern edge of the Mountain Pine Ridge, the narrow highway meanders through lush scenery and across vast flood plains, which provide a spectacular backdrop for the 2 hour ride; easily the most beautiful road I have ever driven along. I arrived at Dangriga late that Saturday evening, the town was shutting up for the night and the only hostel in town was a...

Reluctant to leave the island paradise I had called home for the past week, I decided that there was still a lot of Belize for me to see and I'd best say goodbye to Caye Caulker. Dave was also leaving that day but as he had a few hours spare first we decided to visit the Belize Zoo. Kelly a friend we met a couple of nights earlier joined us for the day trip too. Someone along my travels had mentioned the zoo to me and described it 'as if you're the one in the...

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...

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...