Belize, Nov 2007- San Pedro
Getting to Belize has been one of craziest journeys I ever had to undertake, with 4 flights in a row to get to my final destination (LHR - Newark - Miami - Belize City - San Pedro, on the reef). The 7 hour wait in Newark was the most painful as it was at the worst possible time, between midnight and 7am... the whole trip was only going to consist of exploring 3 separate states, San Pedro (not very far from Belize City), Dangriga and Punta Gorda (in Toledo). I was originally going to go to Belize with Roberto, who had accompanied me in Borneo as we both love tropical fishes and rainforests but he had to pull out 3 weeks before departure due to his brother becoming severely ill. I had no choice but to go alone....
I was unable to access my blog easily from there hence my having to paste my emails to my friends at a later date. The first post from San Pedro read as follows: -
"Hi guys, I'm just too tired to get a water taxi to go to town and use the internet. The water is just freezing cold by Borneo's standards and the corals aren't as good though they have some nice sponge specimen and I was able to cuddle a nurse shark and beautiful sting ray.. Also, every time I drink sea water I get these really painful stomach cramps. Geeee. Not a happy bunny so far... and last night, though the chef had cooked me a lovely veggie dish it made me SO sick, I was up every 3 hours throwing up. So today I was unable to hit the water before 2pm, too tired, too unwell.... tomorrow I'm off to the Blue Hole and it means a 2 hour bumpy ride... this is the hellish part. SO painful on the back.... It'd better be worth it !!! The Blue Hole is Belize's geological trademark, so, can't miss it... I have no idea when I'll next email so pls don't worry... I'm still alive, just chilled to the bone (water is probably only 21C) and very sick at night... I've lived on bananas all day. :( Good job this is not my first snorkelling experience otherwise I'm not sure I'd want to do it again... Not as many colourful fishes either.
The guy who rents the water gear kindly let me use his PC as reception do not want to set a precedent. Off to have HOT shower now. I'll try and sleep at 7pm if I can, so far I have had 3 sleepless nights (well, on & off) and it could be why I feel so rotten. I miss Roberto's medical expertise for a good diagnosis !!:) Plenty of rest I guess, but not 2moro, pick up is 5:30am and we're not back before 5:30pm.
HUGs, missing you all, Sylvie xxx"
Getting to Belize has been one of craziest journeys I ever had to undertake, with 4 flights in a row to get to my final destination (LHR - Newark - Miami - Belize City - San Pedro, on the reef). The 7 hour wait in Newark was the most painful as it was at the worst possible time, between midnight and 7am... the whole trip was only going to consist of exploring 3 separate states, San Pedro (not very far from Belize City), Dangriga and Punta Gorda (in Toledo). I was originally going to go to Belize with Roberto, who had accompanied me in Borneo as we both love tropical fishes and rainforests but he had to pull out 3 weeks before departure due to his brother becoming severely ill. I had no choice but to go alone....
I was unable to access my blog easily from there hence my having to paste my emails to my friends at a later date. The first post from San Pedro read as follows: -
"Hi guys, I'm just too tired to get a water taxi to go to town and use the internet. The water is just freezing cold by Borneo's standards and the corals aren't as good though they have some nice sponge specimen and I was able to cuddle a nurse shark and beautiful sting ray.. Also, every time I drink sea water I get these really painful stomach cramps. Geeee. Not a happy bunny so far... and last night, though the chef had cooked me a lovely veggie dish it made me SO sick, I was up every 3 hours throwing up. So today I was unable to hit the water before 2pm, too tired, too unwell.... tomorrow I'm off to the Blue Hole and it means a 2 hour bumpy ride... this is the hellish part. SO painful on the back.... It'd better be worth it !!! The Blue Hole is Belize's geological trademark, so, can't miss it... I have no idea when I'll next email so pls don't worry... I'm still alive, just chilled to the bone (water is probably only 21C) and very sick at night... I've lived on bananas all day. :( Good job this is not my first snorkelling experience otherwise I'm not sure I'd want to do it again... Not as many colourful fishes either.
The guy who rents the water gear kindly let me use his PC as reception do not want to set a precedent. Off to have HOT shower now. I'll try and sleep at 7pm if I can, so far I have had 3 sleepless nights (well, on & off) and it could be why I feel so rotten. I miss Roberto's medical expertise for a good diagnosis !!:) Plenty of rest I guess, but not 2moro, pick up is 5:30am and we're not back before 5:30pm.
HUGs, missing you all, Sylvie xxx"
posted by Sylvie at 6:00 PM
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