Bella Makes Honeymoon Plans

Wedding season is nigh upon us, and I thought you might be interested in the "Romance Honeymoon Package" being offered by The Grand Caribe Belize Resort located on Ambergris Caye. The $550 USD package includes transfer fees from the San Pedro airport or water taxi to the resort where you are gifted with a honeymoon basket with chocolate, fruit, crackers & cheese. A full day catamaran sail and snorkel trip to Caye Caulker includes snacks, snorkel gear, and the marine park fee. Finally, you are treated to a romantic candlelight dinner on your honeymoon patio or the gazebo on the pier. (Dinner includes an appetizer, seafood combination dinner, and dessert.)

The Grand Caribe

When making your honeymoon plans, be sure to use caution and common sense. Belize Family Holidays, a new company advertising it has been "in the field since April 2012," gives the following warning regarding honeymoons in general:

"A newly married couple would be in a position to understand more about their companions specifically during the honeymoon trips as hence the Honeymoon Getaways can support in bringing in an unity between the newly married to couples. A few also has to be careful in getting out the best kind of Honeymoon Getaways as they should be in a position to absolutely enjoy by themselves when they are within their honeymoon period.”

To which we add, Amen!

Sports Alert: The San Pedro Belize Express Football Tournament is drawing to an end. On April 29, games will start as of noon and will culminate with the final matchup of TuffENuff and Juventus. Who will walk away with the trophy? Head to the Old Football Field in the center of San Pedro to find out. I'll be pulling for Juventus,  the "Sugar Boyz" from Orange Walk Town managed by Salvador "Juice" Leiva. (I do not make these things up.)


As to the exact location of San Pedro's "New Football Stadium," that's another question. After getting directions from several people, I think you go down toward Marina's store on Coconut Drive, then take a right, then bear left and keep heading south. We haven't seen it yet, but it's somewhere out there. That may also explain the lack of ticket sales for the Seadogs' games.

Electric Rainbow Squid

This Just In: A team of scientists from Belize have successfully harvested electricity from Belize rainbow squid. The invertebrates have been discharging enough bioelectricity to run the lighting and air-conditioning units at the research center on Glover’s Reef Caye. Dr. Dino Vanidici insisted the squid were not being harmed by constantly discharging their electric shocks through the use of radio signals:

 “They use their shocks all the time in nature to navigate and capture prey and even to attract a mate. As they discharge, they often change color, hence their name. Animal rights people can say its cruel, but its just like a dog barking. The squid do this anyway all the time. We are just harnessing mother nature’s gift. Besides they don’t taste good so they are not caught for food here and we have plenty of them that can be used by the fishermen as a source of income.” 

Electric Rainbow Maltese

I don't like that part about barking dogs and animal cruelty, but, "besides, they don't taste good" seems to keep it in perspective.

Y'all come visit. We'll eat chocolate, then go snorkeling at Hol Chan and Shark Ray Alley (although you may want to stay away from the rainbow squid discharging electricity to attract mates). You're gonna love Belize!