Ambergris Cay

Monday – January 16 ,2012 - The Flaunt Girls arrived at an early 5:50 a.m. in Suburban Limo driven by Lt. Dan with the appropriate hat!! Champagne and quiche in hand – now that made us all happy. Thanks so much Lt. Dan, Karen, Jill, Tracy, Joanne and Cajie. Paddy was waiting for me at the cutest little airport ever.  Had an interesting cab ride to the ferry which was a 2 hr. boat trip on their version of a “bus in India” – slightly cramped – passengers hanging out the windows,  oh and then there was a little water in the stern which was making me want to bale – literally.  But those 3 x 200hp Yamahas had us flying to Ambergris Cay.  Took the dingy into town Tuesday as Paddy was in dire need of clean clothes (a real cruising issue!)  19 lbs of clothes, washed, folded and repacked is costing him 38 Belize dollars = @ $19 USD.   Sounds like a deal since I didn’t have to do it!  Major form of transportation is a golf cart.  Look out – they’ll run you over whether they’re a Mom picking up the kids at school (they all wear uniforms) or tourist on their way to or back from the local pub.

The people here are friendly, speak English – thank God! And the currency is EITHER the Belize or US dollar.  Very tourist friendly.  San Pedro is the main village on this cay.  Lots of scuba and snorkeling here as the 2^nd largest reef in the world (after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia) runs @ 200 miles parallel to the coast here.  We’ll be snorkeling later.  Check out Ramon’s Village for a thatched hut cottage on the beach.       

 Waves breaking on the reef in the background.

 You can go snorkeling with this colorful dude!

 Le Chat Beaute.

 Moi and Le Chat Beaute with reef behind it.