Belize

Belize (British Honduras) December 2001 From Belize City we went made camp on Caye Caulker, later on Ambergris Caye in San Petro. The last four days we spend in the jungle near San Ignacio. Click the images for enlargement!



Caye Caulker, a tiny island behind the riff. A great starting point to visit dive sites and even tinier islands

Our snorkeling place looks like an island joke	Alina loved this little spot in the sea

Our diving companions	Alina's companion

Locals waiting for the boat	Locals in the boat

San Petro -- a little bit more touristy	Locals or tourists? You guess!

A farm of a friend in San Ignacio	Down the river in San Ignacio

Later we canoed two miles into the cave. There were some tight spots. We had two other canoes on this trip led by a local guide. What we did not know, in one canoe there were two people who could not swim. One not smart enough to wear a life preserver. Guess which canoe tipped. There were no flotation chambers in the alloy canoe, and the battery that we needed for the lights dragged the canoe down. Yupp, this trip ended in a full fledged live rescue mission. Led by our two experienced rescue swimmers -- Tanja and me. The water was deep and there was no room at the edges to stand up. We had to drag them to the exit. Everyone made it out alive. My fourth successful water rescue mission -- the first one in a cave.

At the Maya ruins, Alina barely escaped a scarification attempt by a tourist priest.	We insisted, Alina does not need a ticket! And always remember: "No matter how cute she might be, don't joke with U.S. security."

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