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Article by Simon Hillier As the engine roar melted to a kitten purr and our boat nuzzled up to the Caye Caulker pier nike free run canada , we did a quick inventory check. Dancing palms, tick. Sun bleached beach, tick. Island motto, “Go Slow”, painted lazily on a signpost stuck in the sand, tick. I gave my partner in crime a private smile. This was the place. We’d escaped…for now. Bobbing up and down against a tiny Belizean island on the Caribbean Sea wasn’t in the original script. The plan had been to fly into Belize for a quick taste of eco-adventure before slipping over the Guatemalan border. But we’d got greedy, and four days later, we were still there with our hands caught in the action jar. Jungle hikes, eco-tours, Jaguar spotting, cave tubing, Mayan ruins and mountain bike treks. Where would it end? The equatorial heat was on. We’d needed a place to lay low for a couple of days. Somewhere a man could find a secluded beach and lie back and think of England nike free run womens sale , or anywhere else he’d rather not be. After making a few discreet inquiries we knew there was only one place to hide, and only one man powerful enough to help us get there. The man known only as, “The Marine Terminal ticket booth guy”. So we paid for our boat passes in small, unmarked bills, jumped aboard the first vessel bound for the islands, and left the spoils of mainland adventure in our wake. Not that the warm blue coastal waters were fooling us. Home to more than one hundred and seventy islands, or cayes, and the world’s second largest barrier reef, it wouldn’t be easy to keep our hands off a bounty of aquatic fun that has tempted travellers since Blackbeard and his Buccaneer posse cruised these waters back in the 1600′s. Yet, as we stood on this unassuming wharf and watched our getaway vessel pull out of dock, the captain turned to us with some re-assuring words of advice, “Relax mon. You’re on Caye Caulker time now”. If Gilligan had ever taken up real estate development cheap nike free run , Caye Caulker town would have been his Big Apple. Dozing peacefully on this slip of an island, the cluster of brightly painted ramshackle beach hideaways, deserted beach lots, scattered fishing boats, palm trees, sand floor restaurants, dive huts, and salty old sailors propping up bars at 11am in the morning, makes for the perfect getaway haven. The jewels in Caye Caulker’s crown are it minimalist pleasures. No international resorts, flashy nightclubs, or peak hour traffic. Remember the motto? Go slow. Our mission, and yes we did choose to accept it nike air max 90 womens canada , was to find a bungalow for as little as forty dollars per night on a quiet stretch of squeaky white sand, treat our palates to an array of seafood delights, and then debrief over a drink at a beach bar watching the sun slip beneath a sheet of Caribbean blue sea. This message will self-indulge in five seconds. Before long, we’d slipped into the “no shoes, no shirt, no problem” and “sarong, swimsuit, smile” dress code, and immersed ourselves amongst the welcoming band of eclectic castaways. It soon became clear that the local brew of Creoles, Central Americans, and Europeans posed little threat to our relaxation plans. However, we’d have to keep tabs on the North American retirees swerving along the streets in rickety old golf carts nike shox r3 womens sale , sending dogs, children and loitering tourists running for cover. For three perfect days we hid behind sunglasses, cocktail umbrellas and lobster menus, wondering if maybe, just maybe, there would be no more calls to action, and life really was a beach after all. Then one night, whilst minding our own business over a couple of tall Panty Rippers at Popeye’s Bar and Restaurant, the bartender told us a man had been in asking questions. “Did he know anyone who might like to explore the reef?” “Had he seen any tourists dance so badly to the reggae band they couldn’t possibly show their faces around the island?” The next morning, we went to see a man about a snorkelling tour. Whilst experienced divers prefer the more exciting sites in the waters off Caye Ambergris, the beautiful calm reefs of Caye Caulker offered the ideal setting for first timer submariners like my nervous companion, a Canadian mountain girl nike shox nz womens cheap , much more at ease in a set of ski’s than a pair of flippers. After the initial disappointment of learning that this wasn’t my chance to wear a tight rubber body suit in public, the reef snorkelling trip turned out to be a fantastic experience. We goggled and gawked at the amazing array of fish, eels, and spectacular coral formations. The highlight of the three-hour tour was Shark Ray Alley, where Nurse sharks circled our wary group from a distance before weaving in for a closer look, and the Southern Ray stingrays slid their expansive wings over our bodies. Both proved to be fairly harmless, if perhaps a little fresh for a first date. For the rest of the day hardly a word was spoken. Mountain girl and I adjourned to our secluded patch of waterfront paradise, soaked up the afternoon sun, and flipped through back issues of Mexican celebrity gossip magazines found discarded in our room – anything to keep our minds off the fact that our days of sloth were numbered. Back at the bungalow we hatched our plan. We were not giving up our life of leisure that easily. We would go down partying. Caye Ambergris awaited and I had a birthday to celebrate. As the largest, most developed, and most expensive of the Belizean islands, Caye Ambergris caters well for the first class holiday seeker nike shox r4 mens running shoes , with a range of villas, luxury home stays and resorts to choose from. To prepare for our last stand, we checked into the mysteriously named Sun Breeze Beach Hotel, close to the main town of San Pedro, for some pampering and creature comforts. The spacious rooms, resort style swimming pool, Jacuzzi, massage stu.

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