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Move that Bus, and the chickens on it !
I was taken aback immediately to my school days when I saw the first old Blue Bird school bus rolling through the Belizean countryside. With their bright colors, roof racks, ladders and souped up engines and transmissions these old buses will get you just about anywhere you need to go in the county. It’s funny after carting thousands of US…
“A three hour tour”
“Five passengers set sail that day for a three-hour tour. A three-hour tour. The weather started getting rough, the tiny ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the” … I was trying to shake the theme song from Gilligan’s Island from my head, but it was not working. You see normally I’d like to kind of have a…
“It’s my money and I want it now!”
The Belize dollar (BZD) is Belize’s national currency and is pegged at the U.S. dollar at 2 BZ$ to 1 US$ since the 1980s. U.S. dollars are generally accepted throughout Belize because of this peg. It is considered a waste of time to exchange USD to BZD. Belize dollars are also easily accepted in towns outside but close to the…
A special thanks to Chef Bourque and Urban Treasure Hunter
Last year as we traversed the Southern states of Louisiana and Texas we met up with some wonderful people. Even though we wrote about them here on our blog, for some reason we could not post videos. Well persistence has paid off and we have found a way to get it done. Please watch, share and enjoy our encounter with…
How’s that Howling working for you ?
“Oh my, what the heck is that ?” The hair on the back of our necks stood up as we sat there in amazement trying to figure out was it a Howler Monkey or a Jaguar. I mean they (Howler Monkey’s) really sound pretty menacing. But, here we were, we had finally made it down this bumpy, rutted six mile…
Bowled over on the Peninsula !
Lets see, there is diving, fishing, snorkeling, jungle river excursions, caving, bowling……..” Bowling” I said in disbelief ? ” Pardon me ” I said to Scott. ” But did you just say bowling, you want to go bowling?” Yes he said affirmatively. For some reason it never dawned on me that in the entire country of Belize there could be…
All cranked up in Xunantunich Belize
Well kinda sorta almost! You see there are not many roads in Guatemala to start with and if you’re heading east out of the country there is only one road you can take, CA13 which becomes the western highway once you enter Belize. So, being very familiar with Belize and enjoying ourselves a lot while we were there, we took…
Howler monkeys and roaring Jaguars, oh my!
The roads leading to Tikal were surprisingly smooth, with the exception of a few miles of teeth chattering bumps. We had heard the roads were much worse conditions than Belize or Mexico, however, so far so good. As we entered more dense growth along the way, we were excited to see the over head sign announcing we had arrived in…
Tikal Guatamala, Here we come!
After we loaded into the Landrover, we had one more stop to make. Natalie, Mckinley’s wife was flying in to Belize City from work to join us on the expedition. We will be traveling for three weeks through Guatamala and then back into Belize for another week. The airport is small,so finding her was a breeze. We loaded her luggage…
Easter dinner in Cancun Mexico??
We decided to have Easter dinner in Cancun Mexico. the weather was beautiful, the temperature was right, and we were feeling especially thankful for the true meaning of Easter. The plan was to purchase ADO bus tickets for a straight through drive from Cancun to Belize city, where we would meet up with Mckinley Pritchard, a new found friend who…
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We decided to have Easter dinner in Cancun Mexico. the weather was beautiful, the temperature was right, and we were feeling especially thankful for the true meaning of Easter. The plan was to purchase ADO bus tickets for a straight through drive from Cancun to Belize city, where we would meet up with Mckinley Pritchard, a new found friend who…
“Unbelizable ! ” Yes we are still saying that.
Hatchet Caye Until now I though places like this only existed in my dreams. Nope, but here we are on the private island of Hatchet Caye, Belize ! http://hatchetcaye.com/ Snorkeling, Scuba Diving, Reef fishing we did it all. Interested in joining us on our next expedition? Call or email us now for a tour.…
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Paradise has it’s limitations. There is no Walmart.
More photo’s are just minutes away. If you’ve ever thought of living on a small island in the Caribbean, you’ll not want to miss our interview with Mckinley Pritchard. Stay tuned.…
This is how we roll in Belize.
Go Scott Go! …
Overlanding to Belize?
We are happy to report there is little traffic here. Stay tuned for updates. Thanks…
” UnBelizeable ! “
After driving thousands of miles through Mexico on both coast and through the middle of the county we were excited to get into out first Central American country, Belize. After checking out of Mexico and crossing the bridge into Belize we felt a little relief, well actually a lot of relief. For one we knew that we were entering a…
Chetumal, Mexico! We can see Belize from our own backyard.
Things were getting pretty excited again as we prepared to make our first border crossing into Central America. Leaving Mexico behind and going to Belize. Checking our paper work, passport, vehicle docs and so on, there was a little anxiety in the air. Almost so much worry about crossing the border that we didn’t give Chetumal the full tour that…
Tulum, a Mayan city on the Sea.
The Mayan city of Tulum stands 80 miles south and 700 years away of Cancun. But the contrast between the two can be measured in more than just distance and time. Cancun is a string of large resort hotels which did not exist prior to 1974 and which specialize in the expected. Tulum, on the other hand, was built late…
Off the beaten path in Cancun.
Yes, there is such a place. Not far away from all the tourist traps, high rise buildings, traffic congestion and cruise port, you’ll find El Meco. Now we were happy. Our main goal in the expedition was to stay away from touristy areas and find places like this. Just six miles from downtown Cancun lie the ruins of a pre-Columbian…
What’s at the end of the Yucatan?
Today I continue to hear the song over and over again in my head, as we left Chichen Itza and headed on over to Cancun. ” On the road again, like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway” I hear it as if Willie Nelson was sitting on my shoulder. The miles or I should say kilometers past…
Chichen Itza !
We absolutely enjoyed Chichen Itza and feel everyone should have it on their bucket list. More details about our trip through this amazing area soon. Stay tuned.…
This part of the expedition is brought to you by the letter “C” Coatzacoalcos, Campeche and Cancun.
As we wrapped our tour of the city of Oaxaca, we headed down out of the mountains and began working our way to the coast. Our first stop would be in Coatzacoalcos, a coastal town, then Campeche. We heard and read about the history, people and culture of this town as well as how beautiful it was with it’s streets…
Unstoppable! Discovering Oaxaca.
After driving almost non stop from Mexico City to Oaxaca, we arrived to much of a surprise. The trucks ran absolutely perfect through the mountainous passes. “Unstoppable” many times I though in my head as I even passed cars on the long rolling hills through the valleys making our way to Oaxaca. However after a hundred miles those valleys and…
From the city to the highlands.
After exploring Mexico City for several days it was time to move on to the highlands. “ Oaxaca” was calling our names. …
“Mexico City” she lives up to her name and then some!
Well, we heard all the stories about Mexico City. Heavy traffic, crime, the drug war, but yet we were still headed straight into it. All we knew is that we had to go through Mexico City to get to the other side of the country. We also knew we could have went around it, but like a biker needing a…
Butterfly’s, Mariachi and Ninja camping !
Now that we had a catalytic replaced on the Rover, it was running super strong and even sounded better. Scott had some other mods done as well as the cat replaced and now the Rover had a nice growl to go with it’s awesome looks. “Time to get back on the road!” we high fived each other and continue our…
Stranded in Guadalajara! Is the trip over?
We stayed the night at the campground we found in Guadalajara. It had rained that day so the grass was wet and a thick dampness settled in the air. It was nice to have some relief from the intense heat. Before setting up the tents, we stopped at an open air grille that offered a hamburger bar. The challenge was…
It’s just the way it rolls off your tongue! Guadalajara! Guadalajara ! Guadalajara!
I practiced saying it over a hundred times, in many different accents and tones, and still couldn’t get enough of the way I loved hearing the name of the next city that we were approaching. ”Scott” I would call over the radio. “Guadalajara is only one more hour” I’d say. “Scott”, do you think we’ll catch the rush hour traffic…