You got to belize it!

In Mexico I met a lot of people who had come from Belize and had really enjoyed there time there so I decided to go even though it wasn't a country that I had been planning on visiting. I took a 5 hour bus to Chetumal in the south of Mexico and from there a 2 hour boat taxi to Belize. First stop was San Pedro for imigration and then onto Caye Caulker.

Belize Immigration

Caye Caulker met my expectations on what I thought a caribbean island would be like although I was a little surprised to find that they had a local credit union.

Belize Credit Union

The hostel we stayed in was probably the most chilled out and relaxed hostel I've stayed in to date. They didn't do reservations. We were told that we had to pay for our first night and until we decided to leave the bed was ours. We'd pay the balance when we leave. There was 2 kayaks and about 8 bicycles that you were free to use.

View from the kayak

Strangely all the showers, taps, and toilets used salt water, very strange but seemed to be the case in most places on the island. Here's the view from the back door of the hostel.

View from the back door!