Are there seasons in Belize?  YES!  Very much so.  It’s just relative.  I’ve seen people write about 2 seasons in Belize… …and I’ve seen 3 seasons but I KNOW there are four. Storm season, Winter, Easter Winds and Summer (you can read all the details here) But yesterday, no matter WHAT the calendar says (ok…itKeep reading »

I don’t try to hide it.  I spend about an hour a day on a property NOT my own.  We are so lucky to live next door to one of the most beautiful plots of land on Ambergris Caye – Tuto Belize.    (The word “plot” minimizes this MASSIVE property – over 1000 feet ofKeep reading »

Yesterday was a GLORIOUSLY gorgeous warm sunny day.  I stopped about 400 times on my way into town and while I was there…taking the long scenic walking route to many of my errands…to take photos. I was unaware that it was also a town holiday!  Here’s a short blurb that I found on Tripadvisor (ofKeep reading »

Yesterday, we were so wrapped up in our Micro-Thanksgiving preparations that I had no idea that our new Minister of Health (Belize elected a new government, a new Prime Minister, on November 11th) was holding a press conference. The topic of the press conference?  The increases in cases and death from COVID-19 in Belize.  (ForKeep reading »

Last year, for Thanksgiving, we had a full house at the camp.  3 strapping Brits and a Canadian couple who knew very little about the American Holiday but were VERY ready to embrace the turkey, stuffing, rice and beans with gravy and pie.  For seconds and thirds. Thanksgiving is an American holiday but it isKeep reading »

I’m trying to focus on the postive right now – and not my wet socks, 1000 wet towels, the 3 feet of water surrounding our house and three wet dogs.  * For more on the epic rain, please scroll to the bottom of this post.  I can’t just brush aside this much rain just likeKeep reading »

I don’t know about you but I’m getting kinda sick of the 2020 jokes.  I know!  I’ve made them myself…when I stub my toe…or when my camera broke…in Belize! or just when watching the daily news.  It’s the year that just keeps on giving.  The bad stuff. Many of you will probably get something forKeep reading »

Yes.  I said Screw Pine. This past week has been about drying out from the 20+ inches of rain from Hurricane Eta…watching Hurricane Iota and enjoying the INCREDIBLE in-between weather.  I I mean just gorgeous. We have been staying, for the most part, at home.  But here are FIVE other things I’ve been up to.Keep reading »

Yesterday was a big day in Belize…a national holiday…so a quick report on what I know about that and some other thoughts and hopes from my perspective. Belize Votes RESOUNDINGLY for change in yesterday’s election Yesterday was election day in Belize!  And over 70% of the Belizean electorate turned out to cast a resounding voteKeep reading »

Who thought that the worst storm of the year for Ambergris Caye (and all of Belize) would hit land over 400 miles away (as the crow flies) – south of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua? She’s now over Cuba…and threatening Florida. Ambergris Caye is extremely lucky.  We did see up to 20 inches of rain – someKeep reading »

Two days ago Hurricane Eta hit the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua as a STRONG Cat 4 Hurricane.  Catastrophic…the surge…the winds…awful.  And then she started losing strength and she slowed down considerably.  To a crawl.  And central Central America (that’s a thing, right?) braced for some serious rain. The already waterlogged land and rivers at theKeep reading »

I’ve seen periodic posts from friends and celebrities (sadly I don’t have any celebrity-friends) threatening to move to another country – any other country – if Trump wins.  I’m here to suggest a great one – one that I’ve found incredibly welcoming…filled with culture and diversity and great food. Belize! With the world’s tourism economyKeep reading »

Overnight Hurricane Eta hit Nicaragua as a STRONG Cat 4 hurricane – after intensifying at record speeds.  It was a windy rainy night here (I’m talking 25mph gusts…nothing close to what is battering Nicaragua and Honduras. It’s actually cool here – we have a northern wind and we are waking up to temps in theKeep reading »

The Boca Del Rio stretch of beach is sandwiched between San Pedro town and the “river” or the cut in the land where the ocean flows thru to the San Pedro lagoon.  If you’ve been to Ambergris Caye, you’ve almost certainly driven over that bridge. This stretch of beach is my favorite.  I love thatKeep reading »

Yesterday – I took my walk-and-go-everywhere dog Frannie and we headed south to explore a bit.  Mocha, our newest dog and really just a puppy, would LOVE to go but she is wishy-willy CRAZY and darts and tugs and cries at each and every iguana sighting.  And there are lots of sightings when walking anywhereKeep reading »

As you step foot pretty much anywhere on Ambergris Caye, you’ll notice a change.  FLAGS ARE EVERYWHERE! On utility poles, fluttering from home and golf carts, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a political flag. Belize’s General Election has been announced for November 11th.  The election was announced just a few weeks ago – allowingKeep reading »

Or: “Expat” LIfe and Nostalgia I moved to Belize in May of 2007 and have lived on Ambergris Caye, full-time, ever since.   13+ years living in Belize.  Over 1/4 of my life. Belize is my home.   Home.  It was a gradual process…but I think I stopped calling New York “home” about 6 or 7 yearsKeep reading »

For the past few days, the ocean has been flat as a pancake and crystal clear.  Or….as this reader and long-time Ambergris Caye resident called it “The October Calms”. I posted a short video yesterday – in which I could practically reach out and grab a school of mullet swimming just offshore and he wrote:Keep reading »

Belize is finally open!  Well…much-more-open as of Monday October 19th and it seems like the right time to welcome those who are looking to travel…to welcome them to beautiful Belize! Belize has been working hard to make these decisions…the careful juggling act between very tough choices (you guys know them – economy almost entirely basedKeep reading »

I said it in last month’s post but it bears repeating –  my world has become MUCH smaller over the last 7 months.  To varying degrees, I’ve been staying close to home and on this island and I’m really starting to miss travel!  I know you are also.  And many of you are dreaming ofKeep reading »