We made it! Getting through customs at the Belize City airport was a breeze and we reached Caye (pronounced "key") Caulker within 90 minutes of landing. Not bad considering we had to take a cab from the airport into Belize City and get on 45 minute water taxi to the island. Caye Caulker met us with white sandy beaches and the sweet smell of fruit. As soon as we got off the dock we set off to find a place to sleep. A very knowledgable and friendly, albeit toothless local gave us directions to a hostel we had heard about online. We made it to "Bella's Backpackers" a few minutes later, paid a measly US $7, and set up our tent in the corner of the lot underneath a few palm trees. Our hostel seems to attract quite a diverse crowd- mainly full of Aussies, Europeans, Latin Americans, and Canadians, but few Americans.
With a place to sleep secured, we began to explore the 4x1 mile island that is Caye Caulker. Almost immediately we both realized that neither of us had eaten a full meal since before we left Portland, so we set out to find a place for dinner. Following our noses we found a bar and grill that instead of having stools or seats, supplied swings! Sold.
After eating we both felt much better and walked around the beach front for a while. Neither of us realized how early it gets dark here and so, thinking it was much later than it actually was, decided to call it a night. We were, after all, exhausted from traveling and hadn't gotten much sleep the night prior courtesy of Las Vegas airport's impressively hard floors. What we were not aware of when we checked in to our hostel is that there is a night club about 50 yards away that plays very loud music. Until three AM. All in all not the best night's sleep, but better than nothing and completely worth finally being here!
-Eric and Kaelin
With a place to sleep secured, we began to explore the 4x1 mile island that is Caye Caulker. Almost immediately we both realized that neither of us had eaten a full meal since before we left Portland, so we set out to find a place for dinner. Following our noses we found a bar and grill that instead of having stools or seats, supplied swings! Sold.
After eating we both felt much better and walked around the beach front for a while. Neither of us realized how early it gets dark here and so, thinking it was much later than it actually was, decided to call it a night. We were, after all, exhausted from traveling and hadn't gotten much sleep the night prior courtesy of Las Vegas airport's impressively hard floors. What we were not aware of when we checked in to our hostel is that there is a night club about 50 yards away that plays very loud music. Until three AM. All in all not the best night's sleep, but better than nothing and completely worth finally being here!
-Eric and Kaelin
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