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It’s mid-July and I’m heading out soon to do a bit of exploring…cayes and Hopkins. HURRAY!
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Ambergris Caye has SO many places to enjoy a cold Belikin beer any time of day. Bars at the beach in Belize abound. But Crazy Canuck’s, located just south of town right on the beach, has found so many ways to differentiate themselves. They’ve got an awesome view, friendly staff and some popular events allKeep reading »
Yesterday I walked up the beach on the MOST glorious day to have lunch at the new Losers Bar Belize – “This Life Ain’t For Everyone” (that’s their motto) – in the Boca Del Rio neighborhood of San Pedro. Losers started building on the island last year with a flurry of controversy. A HUGE brandKeep reading »
As Ambergris Caye grows as a hot spot for visitors and retirees, to those who live here, it sometimes seems like a business changes hands and/or a new one opens every week. Earlier this month, I ran into a couple from Kinard, Florida just outside of Panama City. Both were VERY excited to tell meKeep reading »
Update: I received a message from the owner of the Tides Resort. The large new dock will NOT have a bar – it is a location for shop. Just north of San Pedro town, Boca Del Rio is one of the most beautiful strips on the island. Stretching from the Palapa Bar on the southKeep reading »
I will come out and say it. I will be scoffed at by classic country lovers, scorned by many Texans but I can take the heat. When I moved to Belize, at the age of 33, I’d never heard of Jerry Jeff Walker. I grew up in suburban New Jersey! Our FM radio didn’t evenKeep reading »
Each day, we as we drive into town, we exclaim HOLY MOLY at the HUGE “palapa palace” that is now being finished less than a mile north of the bridge on Ambergris Caye. As the final touches are being completed – varnish, kitchen equipment, doors being hung – here is a look at San Pedro’sKeep reading »
The Truck Stop is officially the hottest spot in San Pedro – for movies over the water, for sunset drinks and swinging, for the Sunday pig roast and corn hole tourney and for great food and ice cream. But it’s the game show nights that I’ve been hearing the most about – The Newlywed Game…Price isKeep reading »
In my last post, I started the walk down…actually UP…the busiest street in San Pedro, Belize. Officially named Barrier Reef Drive but ALWAYS called Front Street, the main avenue of town runs parallel to the ocean and parallel to the barrier reef. Moving South to North, yesterday we stopped at the town hall. Right nextKeep reading »
We are in the midst of Spring Break season. And on Ambergris Caye, rather than a Cancun or Daytona Beach situation, that means families and smaller groups of young people. The island is bustling with all sorts of visitors looking to escape a winter that is lasting a bit too long up north. A littleKeep reading »
Mahogany Bay is the largest development that Ambergris Caye has ever seen. Located about 2 miles south of town on relatively newly claimed land and canals, this project is ambitious…and then some. I first visited the village in June of 2014 – when they opened their very first public space, Rum + Bean Coffee. AlmostKeep reading »
2016 was a big change for me. I dropped my title of “townie” or resident of the south-side and moved north. WAY north. 7 miles to be exact. If you are like I was less than one year ago, that would mean nothing. Here are my estimations of where the mile markers are. North AmbergrisKeep reading »
If you have been reading my blog even sporadically, you know that I love San Pedro’s hot spot and only food park, The Truck Stop. Not only do they have delicious food and ICE CREAM but a happening bar and lots and lots of fun events from the monthly Farmers’ Market to Wednesday movies underKeep reading »
The resort, the Villas at Banyan Bay, has been on Ambergris Caye for well over 15 years. Located on one of the prettiest beaches on the island – Maratumbo Beach – it is now under new management. And there are some changes to come to the 2 and 3 bedroom condo hotel in theKeep reading »
Talk to me Goose. Few movies epitomize the 80s like Top Gun…Raiders of the Lost Ark, Breakfast Club, Splash, Working Girl, Raising Arizona. I love them all. As someone born in 1973, the 80s were MY decade. So when The Truck Stop announced that they were showing iconic TOP GUN for their Wednesday nightKeep reading »
It’s like my blog is stuck on Replay, the needle’s skipping…yesterday was a gorgeous day on Ambergris Caye. I gush…I KNOW! But it’s really been spectacular. And a perfect one to trot up to the Palapa Bar to check out a bit of construction work they are doing. I started at the Coastal Xpress (the waterKeep reading »
Excuse my language but it is an absolutely perfect May day. As soon as I took Elsie out this morning, I had to run right back in for my phone. Cooler and clear with gorgeous puffy white clouds…the water sparkling…today is THE PERFECT DAY. I was getting a ride to the water taxi to pickKeep reading »
It’s Good Friday and today there is no alcohol sold or served in Belize. In San Pedro, many tour companies are closed – it is considered by many to be bad luck to be on the sea today. But last night, was a different story…a huge surprise party was planned for Scott’s (aka “TheKeep reading »
If you live in San Pedro or just follow the SanPedroScoop, you know Finn “Kardashian”. We’ve followed his travels through Central America 2 summers ago and then SE Asia last year. Finn is fabulous, hysterical, endlessly entertaining and…well…just Finn. After 10 years charming at Rojo Beach Bar, he has opened his own spot – FinnKeep reading »
Texas singer and award winning songwriter, Kelly McGuire, has been to Ambergris Caye quite a bit. So many times that he has written an album called “Boat in Belize” (2007) and then “King of the Island” (2011). Every year, he comes down to celebrate his birthday with all of San Pedro. And yesterday, ONKeep reading »
It’s all a bit confusing – even for those who have lived here a while, like me. 1. The palapa bar is a place – a physical location, a raised, two story palapa structure in the Tres Cocos area about 1 mile north of town and 2. a business – The Palapa Bar & Grill, registered toKeep reading »
