Travel, Photography, and Other Fun Adventures
by Alaska Girl at Heart
I’ve mentioned before that I have an Olympus Stylist Tough 8010 for underwater photography. While the photos have always been a great source of memories for me, they have never been great quality. I worried that I had purchased the Continue reading How I Improved the Quality of my Underwater Photos
On Friday I took my dogs, Kinley and Aker, in for their spring haircuts. Now just a few days later Mother Nature has decided that winter is not over yet. I feel deflated by the sight of the one to Continue reading Mother Nature Please Dismiss Winter
Here are some snapshots from my recent trip to Caye Caulker. I especially like the warning on the police station and of course there is the ‘Go Slow’ mentality. As a couple of locals have told me ‘On Caye Caulker…Go Continue reading Photo Journal of Caye Caulker, Belize
I never intended for my blog to be about food, but as I’ve said before I love food. And travel includes a lot of new and loved food experiences. I already told you about our lobster feasts and traditional Belizean Continue reading Tasty and Interesting Foods I Ate in Belize
We ate a lot of lobster during our recent visit to Belize. All of it was really good…some of it was great. I’ve listed them below in order of our favorites, but honestly none of them deserved last place. I thought Continue reading Lobster, Lobster, Every Where
It wasn’t until a bit over a year ago that I tried both of these for the first time. It was a snorkeling trip with Raggamuffin Tours on Caye Caulker that introduced me to them. Raggamuffin didn’t let me down Continue reading Belizean Favorites: Rum Punch and Shrimp Ceviche
I didn’t know how excited Mom was about the option of eating A LOT of lobster in Belize until we got here and every place we went she asked if they had lobster. I had to explain to her that Continue reading Last Week of Lobster Season in Belize
We left Caye Caulker with Raggamuffin Tours around 1030am. While probably some of the most commercial part of the Belize Barrier Reef, Coral Gardens/Shark Ray Alley/Hol Chan, are very impressive in my opinion. They plan the order in which you Continue reading Snorkeling More of the Belize Barrier Reef
What a sad day… I got up early to watch the sun rise one more time on Caye Caulker. Then I finished up my packing. The whole time, I was bummed. After packing, guess where I went to get breakfast…yep, Continue reading Leaving Belize – December 15, 2010
I was so surprised that I woke up early given my lack of sleep the prior evening and the fact that I didn’t have to be at Raggamuffin Tours for my snorkeling trip to Coral Gardens, Shark/Ray Alley, and Hol Continue reading Coral Gardens, Shark/Ray Alley, and Hol Chan – December 14, 2010