Since we were still in relax-mode we took the nine o’clock from Caye Caulker back to Belize City. Island time left us late so we missed the bus and had to wait for two hours. 

The recommendation from our hostel to take a cab and not walk around Belize City was understandable. Due to our waiting time we could observe the scene at the bus station. 

It was going crazy since we have Easter week and it seemed half Belize wanted to take a bus. So you had to stand in line – which got a bit out of hand – and had to push hard to charge for the bus. If you were lucky you would get a seat otherwise you had to wait for the next bus. 

This didn’t look too satisfying for our bus but we were lucky and not a lot of people wanted to travel all the way south. But the bus filled up on its way. Following the Hummingbird Highway we could see the beautiful nature of Belize. With 40 percent of Nature Reserves and Marine Parks Belize has a lush vegetation. 

After a 7 hours bus ride we arrived late in Punta Gorda and the bus conductor asked us where we want to go. The bus terminal was already closed and not to save in the night so the bus let us out at our guesthouse. 

The Nature Way Guesthouse would need a new make-up and lots of cleaning. With such a great location and a lot of space there is a lot of junk all around. Definitely one of the worst guesthouses we have seen since we are traveling. Well, it is only for two nights. 

We found a great place to eat some fish and we even tried the scorpion fish since it is a plague here in the Caribbean waters. On Tuesday we are off towards Livingson, Guatemala. We have to keep on going since we have tickets for the World Championship in Brasil. Germany vs. Ghana on the 21st June in Fortaleza.

Accommodation: Nature Way Guesthouse 

Price: BZD 38, double room, shared bathroom 

Comment: The whole room is shaking when someone comes up the stairs. Not
                  the most charming place but it does the purpose. 

From Belize City we took a ferry which took us to Caye Caulker. Luckily we had booked a room at the Yumma’s House Belize, which was an awesome place to stay. 

Caye Caulker was actually better than expected. With its small, wooden and colorful houses, sandy roads and only bikes and golf carts cruising along we stayed four days instead of two. 

With two other girls we did two dives at Esmeralda Reef close by of San Pedro. The canyons where awesome to see and all those nurse sharks cruising in and out. Since they were fed by the fisherman who clean there fish and unfortunately also from some dumb dive operators the sharks come really close. 

We saw three turtles, some moray eels and on the safety stop an eagle ray said hello. Unfortunately Michael was already on the boat since we were freezing our butts off. At least he was wearing a long and a short wetsuit whereas I was wearing only a shorty. Fair enough, I couldn’t feel my feet and fingers after the first dive. 

On the Guatemala-Belize-Shuttle we have met Caro and Christoph which we met for a great fish dinner. Once in a while you have to treat yourself nicely and where else can you eat better fish than at the ocean. 

The next days we had to do a lot of planning for our trip. Since we have tickets for the World Championship Michael was booking and checking crazy for Brazil whereas I planned some more for Central America. But Yumma’s House Belize was the perfect place to do some research and bookings. 

Accommodation: Yumma’s House Belize, Caye Caulker, beachfront, next to the jetty,
                         ttp://www.yumashousebelize.com/ 

Price: BZD 56, two beds in dorm (only three beds in one room), shared
          bathroom, two kitchens 

Comment: colorful, super clean and organized place, haven’t seen such a good
                  kitchen since we are traveling