Beautiful Caye Caulker, Belize All the Way to the South End

Caye Caulker is a much bigger island than I’ve ever realized.  The internet is telling me 5 miles long.  There is the village…which is a perfect leisurely walk from end to end in just a few hours and many many stops.  But that is just the village..

There is the whole north side…which is just starting to get electricity.  There is what I will call the “far north” which I visited a few months ago with the owner HL Dole…and it is completely undeveloped.

Which in this map is labeled “Caye Caulker Forest Reserve”…hmmm…

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And then there is the additional green…down in the south…below the village and the airstrip (you can see that white strip across the southern end).  I decided to walk along the shore line this weekend and check that area out.  Here are the many pictures I took in Caye Caulker.

Here is a view from the West flying over the Split – village on the right.

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Passing by Seaside Cabanas.

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This cool house…a bit like a peach space ship.

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The very bright Barefoot Beach.

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The Anchorage Resort has a new paint job and looks pretty good…

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Love these chairs.

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And then Ignacio’s Cabins…one of the coolest looking spots in Belize.  I want to stay here.  Very much.

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Shirley’s Guesthouse looks very cool as well.

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Keep moving south – I’ll mention now that I got the worst sunburn that I’ve had in years on Sunday.  TOTAL gringo-rookie error.

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The dock carved right through the mangrove tree.

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And onward…thru the beautiful mangroves and sea grape trees.

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And then you get to some funky properties…like Dolphin Bay.

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And then a rock wall…topped with reclining cherubs.

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The 9 acre property is for sale.  Hamaruba.comIMG_1926Interesting site and sight…

The view between the mangroves.

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And a very beautiful wall of conch shells.  Or sculpture.  Or a wall of conch shells.

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Time to head back.

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Past the “New Cemetery”…

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Remember…

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Photo by Christina Sautter

Back towards the village.

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And then around the bend to the “Old Cemetery”.

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