Today was a very laid-back day. Spent most of the morning reading and laying in the sun. I did take a short walk around the island. I also talked to the housekeeper. Workers stay on the island and the housekeeper works 12 days and then gets to go home for four days. She doesn’t necessarily… Read More Hanging out on Tobacco Caye

Last night, it was so delightful to listen to the waves lapping on the shore. So far the food here has been just fine. We’ve met some nice people, particularly a family from Montana that have a four-year-old and a seven-year-old.  After breakfast, I went for a walk around the island to look for… Read More First full day on Tobacco Caye

We left Caye Caulker by plane. We had a stop over for few hours in Belize City before our flight to Dangriga. On that flight Berni and I were the only passengers. We then got a taxi to the waterfront. From there it was a 40 minute boat ride to Tobacco Caye. In total, travel… Read More On to Tobacco Caye Paradise

Today we took a water taxi to the north island. Our destination was Bounty Bay Beach club. For $15 we got the water taxi ride, entrance to the club and a free drink. Berni had a fruit rum punch and I just had a fruit punch. They were delicious. They were all kinds of people… Read More Having a beach day on Caye Caulker

Today we took a full day snorkeling tour to a number of different dive sites. There were eight of us on the boat. A family from Nova Scotia and a couple from England. There was an adorable 10-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy that really got into the trip. The first stop we made was back… Read More Full day of snorkeling

Since we actually came to Belize a day earlier than originally planned, we had to find a place to stay for one night. So today we moved to the Airbnb that we will be staying in for the next three nights. Here are some pictures taken at the first place we stayed at. Caye Caulker… Read More First full day on Caye Caulker

Three plane flights later I am now in Caye Caulker, Belize. I met my friend Berni here. We will be here for four days before we move on to another island. The primary reason we’re here is to do snorkeling on supposedly one of the best reefs in the world. My last flight was on… Read More I made it to Belize

Today we went to a café near the university to talk to a recent graduate. He is currently an architect. He had three years of high school, three years of university +2 more to get a masters. He then spent time apprenticing in his field until he can pass the exams to be a full-fledged… Read More Last day in Porto and last day of the tour.

In the morning, we took a public bus to where the Douro River meets the Atlantic Ocean. Even though it was a public bus, it was a double-decker, so we had really nice views on the way to the ocean. I was able to grab the front row seat on the top deck. Once there,… Read More Our first day in Porto