Thanks everyone for the advice! We just got back from Belize and it was an incredible trip!
5 Days in San Pedro at the Aquamarina Suites (highly recommended ocean front rooms.) We ate more than I've ever eaten... The Reef, The Blue Water Grill, Papi's, Lily's, Carumbas and the Jam-Bel Jerk house were all awesome!
For bars, we walked up to the north side of the island and drank at a new bar called coco locos which has a pool and is super fun. (Cross the ferry follow the Road until it 90 degree turns to the left and walk through the blue condos to the ocean front.) From there, walk along the seawall to a bar called the the palupa which is a thatched roof hut built at the end of a dock over the ocean... Super cool!
We snorkelled Shark ray alley and Hol Chan and did 2 local dives, windsurfing lessons (super fun!) And just had a great time. I really loved San Pedro and there's loads to do even for non-divers.
After 5 days of incredible fun, we flew back to Belize City (The phones were down when we left, so no ATMs, or Credit Cards, which made it more interesting.)
Then we hopped on the Sundancer II for a week of pure indulgence! We dove 4 or 5 times a day. We saw turtles, huge Moreys, sponges, coral, Huge very friendly Tarpons on the night dives, and just more than I can even remember! The food was great on the boat and the crew was super friendly and made the trip so much fun!
I have to say that this was so far my favorite Dive location! The Belizian people were just super friendly and genuine. It didn't feel like we were being hustled like in so many other places!
We ended the trip by going to the zoo before flying home (very cool zoo!)
There were riots while we were on the boat (last wednesday) but with the phone lines down we didn't hear much about it till we got into town. I didn't get a lot of details, but seems the government raised taxes by a whole lot and people got mad. Mostly students rioting. It seemed to have simmered down by the time we got back in town on Friday. They did have a curfew in effect for locals and stepped up checkpoints on the way into the city. I'd say keep your eye on it if you're going, but it really didn't impact us at all and it seemed pretty under control esp. in the tourist areas.
Thanks again for the advice, our honeymoon was awesome!
Kate
