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Belize’s International Airport opens on October 1st but…but…there are RULES and REGULATIONS you need to know before you book anything!
Belize's International Airport Opens...but... - October 1st, All Day
Last night, the Belize Tourism Board released the latest version of the Belize Travel Regulation for the re-opening of the International Airport to visitors on October 1st. There is no restriction on which countries’ citizens can visit Belize but there are regulations on entry as well as a “safe corridor” for visitors. The movement ofKeep reading »
Happy Independence Day BELIZE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A country with such a long varied history but technically is only 39 years old. Here’s the Wikipedia short version of our modern history: “British Honduras was a British Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1862 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed BelizeKeep reading »
September stays true to form on Ambergris Caye. HOT and extremely humid and still. The kind of day that I’ve sure the 1977 classic reggae song “96 Degrees in the Shade” was written about. Frances and I headed out for a walk – to our south…the small dock just south of Xtan Ha Resort. It’sKeep reading »
While Belize’s International Airport is set to open on October 1st, the country is not just throwing the doors wide open yet. October 1st will start Phase 3 of the country’s re-opening and there will be limits and regulations in place. Belize, in what is usually one of the slowest months for tourism of theKeep reading »
2020 has given me (and the entire world) A LOT of lemons. And, so far, I’ve been unable to make lemonade. Finding the positives in this whole Pandemic/Economic collapse isn’t the easiest thing to do…a great book? Preparing a delicious meal or a successful new recipe? Things that slow down your mind a bit…get itKeep reading »
What might normally be a quiet early September Monday morning in Belize – back to school, the real kick-off to Belize’s Independence MONTH celebrations…is neither of those things. (September 10th is the first of 2 national holidays in Belize celebrating our country’s Independence) Sept 10th: Battle of St George’s Caye and the “normal” celebrations inKeep reading »
Just an hour or so ago, Belize raised the Green Flag – “All Clear”. Hurricane Nana is on her way out of Belize after making landfall in the middle of the night JUST south of Hopkins, Belize as a “weak” Category One. Yesterday, the entire country was preparing – even the north of Belize…here inKeep reading »
Belizeans “no play” when it comes to Hurricane season. You only need to be on the island for one good hurricane scare to know that it is not the time to party…or even a time to joke…people in Belize take these deadly storms dead seriously. This morning, the San Pedro Town Council raised the DoubleKeep reading »
It’s Monday morning, Day 25 of our 4-week lock-down on Ambergris Caye, and I’m watching the movement of two different things…a storm that seems to be forming hundreds of miles away..and attitudes around our complete island lock-down. (STORM INFORMATION NOW UPDATED FOR TUESDAY MORNING) Let’s start with the first one: Potential Storm Forming in theKeep reading »
Before we get to the Press Conference/Briefing from the Prime Minister, two pictures that I just took on the beach. A beautiful day on North Ambergris. And now… Here is what you most want to know: THE PGIA/Belize’s International Airport IS RE-OPENING is OCTOBER 1, 2020 Complete confidence that the flow thru the PGIA (InternationalKeep reading »
I wish I had better or more exciting news but…we are plodding along here on Ambergris Caye. That “we” is mostly just me…and Jeff…and the dogs. We have been doing our best to abide by the rules set down by the Government of Belize. Only head to town for essentials during non-curfew hours. But stayKeep reading »
Today, August 21st at 2pm, the Prime Minister as long as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and our country’s leader held a press conference to announce updates regarding COVID and Belize. On Ambergris Caye, we are currently on day 15 of a mandated 28 “total lockdown” due to the outbreak this month. Dr.Keep reading »
Where are we Now? I’ve been writing about it for about the last week…perhaps a bit more. It’s the amount of time that our island of Ambergris Caye went from zero active cases of COVID-19 to almost 100 active cases. All in just over a week. Here are the numbers from the country – 33Keep reading »
News is coming out quickly in Belize – if you are just interested in today’s press conference skip to #3. For some more background and the big picture, read below. Where We Were At the End of June – Very Cautious Optimism At midnight July 1st, 2020- after 3 months of various degrees of COVID-carefulKeep reading »
I will be updating this as news comes out: 3pm, Government Press Conference with Prime Minister and Minister of Education Start with Dr. Manzanero, the testing and the science – yesterday 148 samples were processed/tested countrywide – a new record. 15 new cases were diagnosed yesterday, August 4th, 7 in Orange Walk, 7 in CorozalKeep reading »
For WEEKS, I have been mildly obsessed with these strange rubbery blocks that I’ve found on Ambergris Caye. There is one just a few hundred feet north of us – I saw one just a bit north of that. And then my curiosity was LIT ON FIRE when we spotted one about 15 miles northKeep reading »
The last day or two have been a bit grey…rains for the first time in weeks but also a teeny weeny bit of relief from a hot hot sun. Lunch at Blue Water Grill A perfect time to visit our friends at Blue Water Grill – and have a nice and socially distanced lunch inKeep reading »
Belize’s “Slow Season” Takes on New Meaning…and It’s Impossible to Predict When it Will End this Year Our island, Ambergris Caye – in fact, our whole country of Belize…has been closed for about four months now. (Belize closed her borders officially to visitors on March 24, 2020 and that was expanded to include Belizean nationalsKeep reading »
A few days ago, we drove way up north on Ambergris Caye and while my sea view was marred a bit by the recent sargassum (seaweed) influx – the other side of the road…the trees and flowers and vines…the forest looked GORGEOUS. I LOVE how spider lilies grow wild along the beach. Heavy rains atKeep reading »
About twice a year, I join Jeff for a bumpy slow ride up to what I call Far North of Ambergris Caye. To the first spot where our barrier reef meets the land – it’s called Robles Point. Our reef hits the land twice up there – Robles Point and then a few miles northKeep reading »
