Lionfish: The Latest Update
Lionfish are a big problem in Belize, the Caribbean and the entire Atlantic. We like to stay on top of the lionfish story and have covered it thoroughly over the past three years on this blog. Lionfish...
View ArticleOne-week Scuba Diving Work-Vacation | Belize Research Dive Camp May 2014
If you like scuba diving and “work-cation” is part of your vocabulary, check out this one week scuba diving work-vacation at Blue Ventures in Belize. Help with efforts to rollback the lionfish invasion...
View ArticleSUP | A Beginner’s Guide to Paddleboarding
In the past few years, stand up paddle-boarding, or SUP for short, has exploded on the water sports scene. And at Adventure Island on Long Caye in Glover’s Reef, Belize, we’ve taken up SUP in a serious...
View ArticleHurricane Mitch | 15 Years Ago This Week | A Recap
15 years ago this week, Hurricane Mitch tore through the Western Caribbean as the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record. It began on Oct. 22 and was still roaring as late as Nov. 9, 1998....
View ArticleProtect the Coral Reef Ecosystem with Reef CI
Just last week we wrote about a really cool scuba work-vacation opportunity. Now I’ve stumbled across a second such opportunity that’s focused on protecting the coral reef ecosystem. This one is being...
View ArticleChristmas Bird Count in Belize
Christmas Bird Counts in Belize: everyone is welcome regardless of experience. If you’re a birder, then you may already know: the objective of the Christmas Bird Count is to count (by sight or sound)...
View ArticleKayaking Glover’s Reef Atoll tops Herald Sun’s Belize Experiences
The Melbourne daily newspaper, Herald Sun, lists kayaking Glover’s Reef Atoll number one in a list of the top Belize experiences, and this from a country that has the largest barrier reef in the world:...
View ArticleBelize storm recovery
Last May I was on the island in the biggest storm (during the time that we are open) of our 37 year history (as opposed to hurricane season, when we are closed). The storm did a lot of damage to the...
View ArticleBelize Vacation Discounts
Trips on Sale Each year we offer Belize vacation discounts. And not only during our shoulder seasons but also during our peak months. In Belize those are December and January. This year is no...
View ArticleChristmas in Belize | All Inclusive Packages
Christmas in Belize is our most popular time of year. If you’ve never been to Belize or the Caribbean during the holidays here’s a brief primer. Our schedule during Christmas in Belize Our Christmas...
View ArticleEco Friendly Sunscreen and Coral Reef Ecology
Once in a while we get this question: Is there a good eco friendly sunscreen that doesn’t harm the coral reef ecology? The answer isn’t as simple as we’d like. Here’s how we replied to a recent inquiry...
View ArticlePalm Weaving | Hanging Baskets From A Single Frond
On Long Caye (our private island on Glover’s Reef, Belize) we have so many water sports to choose from it might seem incredible that we would ever have time for pursuing crafts. And yet, we do (can’t...
View ArticleFamily friendly surfing vacations | 5 top locations
We’re always happy whenever we make a list of top vacation spots, and that happens a lot (here, here, here and here), but we get extra happy about being singled out for our surfing. Matt Thompson,...
View ArticleBelize Hurricane Season 2013 Spares Country
According to the National Meterological Service of Belize, the 2013 Belize hurricane season was slightly below average, but you wouldn’t know it to look at some of the photos! Given the location of our...
View ArticleNesting osprey on our Belize island
We set up an osprey nest box last season right in front of the kitchen, and this season the resident pair of ospreys have moved in. They have been busy building a big nest and mating, and soon the...
View ArticleSea Turtle Video | Feeding on the Reef | Watch
Encounters with sea turtles while snorkeling or scuba diving are always at the top of everybody’s list for their visit to Adventure Island on Long Caye. So, when we saw this sea turtle video we had to...
View ArticleNo You’re Not Dreaming, You’re Touring Belize
By guest writer Park Wilson If you crave adventure in an exotic setting, Belize could be the place for you. With gorgeous tropical beauty, near-perfect spring-like weather, and so many things to see...
View ArticleSilk Caye Belize: Then and Now
Or How We Learned to Love Belize An early Slickrock expedition approaches Silk Caye Belize About 40 miles southwest of Glover’s Reef, where our eco-resort is located on Long Caye, is a small group of...
View ArticleIt’s a lot of work owning an island!
Everyone who comes to our island marvels at how beautiful and idyllic the white sand beaches and palm trees appear, yet few people realize what a huge job it is to create these beach areas from the raw...
View ArticleAmazing Earth wind map
My partner Cully is a weather freak. If I need to know what the weather is going to do, I ask him. He was working on our Belize weather web page and recently found this fabulous map of our planet’s...
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