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Kelly McGuire Sings For SAGA Tomorrow Evening at Fido’s Plus Some AMAZING Donated Prizes

March 18th, 2013

Ambergris Caye’s favorite, Kelly McGuire returns to San Pedro tomorrow night.  AND his very first (of three shows) is a…

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St. Patrick’s Day in San Pedro: A Brief but Colorful Retrospective

March 18th, 2013

I would not call St. Patrick’s Day a very Belizean holiday but the town of San Pedro is quick to…

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Isla Bonita Drummers & Twirlers March Down the Home Stretch To Band Fest 2013 in Belmopan

March 17th, 2013

Imagine you are Ambergris Caye’s Isla Bonita Elementary School Marching band and since mid-2012, you have been trying to raise…

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A Polish Bi-Plane Lands at Caye Caulker Air Strip

March 16th, 2013

…is a sentence you don’t see often.  Yesterday I spent the afternoon in Caye Caulker…a very nice change of pace…

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The Cute, The Quirky and the Ugly: The Signs of Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker

March 15th, 2013

I am a giant GIANT fan of hand-painted, colorful signs for businesses, private houses…for just about anything.  Neon?  Flashing lights?…

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Walking North Ambergris Caye from Costa Maya to Grand Caribe, Part Three

March 14th, 2013

This walk is taking longer to blog about than it was to walk but I took SO many pictures since I…

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Walking North Ambergris Caye from Costa Maya to Grand Caribe, Part Two

March 13th, 2013

In Part One, I told you about a failed attempt at a sea turtle rescue and only about 15 minutes…

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The Bowen & Bowen Kite Festival in Belize City: Good Clean Fun

March 12th, 2013

Sunday was a busy day.  I took the 7:30am water taxi from San Pedro to Belize City, hopped in my…

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Day 3 Of the Ruta Maya Canoe Race: A Day Trip for the Bash in Burrell Boom Belize

March 11th, 2013

Yesterday was day 3 of 4 for the Ruta Maya Canoe Race held annually on Baron Bliss weekend in Belize.…

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Walking North Ambergris Caye from Costa Maya Resort to Grand Caribe, Part One

March 10th, 2013

Costa Maya Resort is 6.5 miles north of San Pedro town so getting up there was the first part of…

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DandE’s Frozen Custard Shop in San Pedro, Belize: DON’T Call it Ice Cream

March 9th, 2013

I stopped into DandE’s Frozen Custard and Sorbet Shop yesterday to say hi to my friend (and total nutball in…

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A Week Of The Most Glorious Spring Weather Gives Way to Some Morning Rain

March 8th, 2013

And I don’t like to toss around overblown words like “glorious” often…or at least I should try not to.  On…

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El Fogon Restaurant in San Pedro: Traditional Belizean Food in a Traditional Setting

March 7th, 2013

El Fogon is legit.  Authentic Belize in all ways…family run, old school cooking over a “fogon” or open fire stove…

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An Opinionated Guide to Belize – My New Website

March 4th, 2013

Welcome to my new website, San Pedro Scoop – An Opinionated Guide to Ambergris Caye & Belize.  I know lots…

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Strange Fruits: Tamarind Or Tambran Pods & Three Cheers for Fruit Season!

March 2nd, 2013

Winter is a bit of dry spell for fruit variety here in Belize.  Sure you can always access oranges, bananas,…

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AMAZING Community Support for February’s SAGA Humane Society Cook-Off

February 28th, 2013

Yesterday evening, Average Joe’s (AJ’s) Bar hosted the monthly SAGA cook-off to raise money for the kick-off of the operation…

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Things I Saw Yesterday from Sands Villas to Buying a Bar Stool So Everybody Knows Your Name

February 26th, 2013

Yesterday the high winds continued much to the dismay of divers…but to the delight of wind surfers.  I saw quite…

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2012: An August Hurricane Scare to The End of the World, FINAL PART

February 25th, 2013

I hear you groaning…either because you are sick of this filler recap material (how dare you!) or because it is…

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Believe It or Not: My First Trip to Lazy Croc’s BBQ, the Island Is As Busy as It Gets!

February 24th, 2013

Lazy Croc’s Barbecue on Ambergris Caye has been famous for a few years now. Residents and visitors to the island RAVE about the food. A mention of Lazy Croc’s pulled pork sends them into a trance. And when they closed temporarily in 2012 (with no indication that they would ever re-open), more than one threatened to leave the island.

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Lunch at My Favorite – Wild Mango’s and a Bit of Chocolate

February 22nd, 2013

Why does it seem like the whole Facebook world is on a dietary cleanse?  All this talk of it makes me…

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