We are flying into Belize City on Continental Airlines, our first time flying with them, a few days before the wedding. We will be taking a water taxi over to Caye Caulker (CC) to stay a few nights and go scuba diving. (I'm not about to get on one of them propellor planes if I don't have to.) We will be staying at what looks like a fun place called Seaside Cabanas. The more popular place to stay in The Cayes is San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, but CC supposedly has a more laid back feel and is not as touristy.
Belize has the second largest reef system after the Great Barrier Reef. I'm hoping we can get a refresher course in before doing any major diving as it's been 2 and 1/2 years since we've gone diving. We didn't make a dive trip on the GBR as the dive boat in the area was out of commission for repairs.
After a few nights in CC, we will take the water taxi back to Belize City and pick up a car rental to drive down to Hopkins. Our friend's wedding is on a Sunday, so we are hoping to dive again or find some hiking to do on the Saturday before the wedding.
I'm using my usual online source, TripAdvisor to help plan my trip and also a Belize guide book by Moon. We were actually looking into going here the summer of 2008, but it didn't work out. It's amazing that we are going now...it was meant to be.
