Sunday - Bike Ride to town (pics a week late)

Below are pictures of the bike ride to town (a week late, hey I'm busy down here, gimme a break)

Some called me crazy for even attempting this, in fact I have a bet with a local for $50bz ($25us) if I could do it.

I deiced to make it an event and see if others were as crazy as I was! I found 4 suckers, err riders that were up for the challenge. Steve had mad the trip on the bike before, so we knew it could be done. BUT... he had never done it on a beach bike, rather his 21 speed mountain bike,

The Start.... just in case we didn't make it, we started off with a photo

Deep sand and lots of coconuts to dodge along the way.

No one to take my pic, but some of the clan.

Another action shot

The rest of the gang. Look back a few days for a map of our route. I also plan a garmin view that will be available to anyone that wants to view it. This was a 14.84 mile ride, totl time was 2 hours 35 minutes, but that included many stops along the way for pictures, gps readings, etc.

Boat Accident update

It’s reported around 700 pm on Sunday Nov 15th, 2009 that the Sueno Del Mar and a Costal Express boat collided in the White sands Dive shop region. This is approx 2/3rds of the way to town from Sueno Del Mar Resort. The Sueno Del Mar boat had a Captain and one Sueno Del Mar employee on board. The Sueno Del Mar employee has died, and the Captain was air evacuated from Ambergris Cay approx 900 pm. As of 700 am, the captain is in intensive care with a collapsed lung, a chest tube, a open fracture to the ankle, requiring surgery and they have placed pins in his ankle. He also has a fractured shoulder and other cuts and bruises.

Unknown how many people were on the Costal Express Boat, but it is reported that no one on that boat sustained serious injuries.

It was a tragic event and I am deeply saddened and shocked. Our prayers go out to all involved.

Sunday Bike Ride

Power is about to go out, so I wanted to get this posted real quick... had fun, got up at 6 am, off on a old worn out single speed beach bike.

More later!

Tues Bike Ride

Some of the fruit here.


Fish Tacos!

I headed North on the beach, then west via the old nova shrimp place on the bike. got attacked by dogs at Nova, but escaped unharmed. The bike ride continued on through the jungle, I stopped to turn around at the swamp, and was going to take some pics, but I was worried that the mosquitoes were going to carry me off, and this was with a generous portion of OFF applied. I turned the bike around and started moving, finally after I worked up some speed and got out of the undercover, most of them were gone.

Sorry no pics of the jungle ride, but felt pretty good to get away mostly unscathed.

Total jungle ride 5.62 miles today.

Sat Wrap Up

I saw about 15 on these in the cinder blocks, get close and down they went!






This was on the ground until you were close, then they shot up about 8 feet up!






Dana going after the big one! This was about a 2.5 mile hike from the villa




This was the boat that landed with a bunch of Cuban refugees, word has it that as soon as it landed, that the Cubans scurried off to the woods, to avoid deportation.

Ya know its tough fishing when our local guide can't find bait!

Weds - Photo Op,long walks on the beach, Night Snorkeling

Today was a day away from town. Walks / ride the bike both north and south of the villa.

Yes, that boat has Kansas registration! I would like to know what stories it could tell, some 1500 miles away.

The tackle box bar at Tranquillity Bay resort has all natural, local mahogany!

Four-plex!

Dr. Greg Smith, marine biologist, aka The Turtleman, and his new daughter.

Farm raised shrimp from the beer distributor. At the time of this writing, $40bz for 2kg (4.4lbs). Add some butter, some fresh garlic, a little heat, garnish with lime, and this is what you get!

First time I have ever seen conch fencing!

Shipwrecked Jayhawker?

Are you an eel or a fish?

Not sure what species this is...

View from the beech

Sunday - Town is closed

I was going to go to Bowdens and get some shrimp, but they were closed. I went snorkling instead looking for a few red snapper for supper. All I saw were really small ones.

I did see a huge morey eel, about 5 feet long, and what I estimate was a 4 foot octopus.

Then I saw this... well, I really didn't see him like this, but you can do the math.

I had to fight off a 4 foot eel that thought he would take it from me.

ohh and below is the rest of the story

Yum!!!!!!!!!!