Well we made it to the mainland of Belize. We used the last of the wind to sail the 50 nautical miles from Glovers Reef, through the barrier reef passage at Tobacco Caye, up and around the shallows (holding our breath) to the inner passage and down to Placencia. It was down […]
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It must be difficult to be a weather forecaster. Get it right and everyone thinks you have the easiest job in the world. Get it wrong and everyone thinks you are an idiot. Our weather forecaster appears to have gotten things a little wrong….idiot! We had a lovely sail south […]
We made it over to Turneffe Islands, the next atoll-like circle of islands due east of Lighthouse Reef. The humans chose to come here because the forecast was for light winds. Perfect weather for a visit to Turneffe Islands, but perhaps not the best for getting here. It took them […]
The reef and drop off walls in and around Long Cay have been superb for snorkelling and diving. There has been a great proliferation of sponges and corals along with a whole host of reef fish to entertain you. The humans spotted the usual reef inhabitants including jacks, hawksbilled turtles, […]
Belize is famous for it’s fantastic diving. Almost the entire coastline of Belize is protected by on outer barrier reef, the second largest in the world, making it a hot spot for diving and snorkelling. On top of this Belize has two off shore atolls, Lighthouse and Glovers, and one […]
Yes, we made it to Belize. It was a bit of a journey, but thankfully the winds and seas were kind to us. We were already for our last overnight jump from Cayo Norte in the atoll Blanco Chinchorro, Mexico for the next atoll south, Lighthouse Reef, Belize. We lifted […]