Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 16, 2013

A quick and easy guide to the best online sources about the sport of kitesurfing, kiteboarding, kite boarding, kite skiing or whatever you call the sport. Kitesurfing News Sites KiteMovement : the Kitesurf News Center Global in scope but with no long articles, only snippets. Still, what they lack in depth they make up for in timeliness. They seem to post one or two blurbs each day and spread them

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 9, 2013

I live in a small tourist town (Moab, Utah) that, for some odd reason, seems to be extremely well-endowed when it comes to free, open WiFi access. It’s easy to take it for granted. Then, whenever I travel away from Moab I’m always surprised at how difficult it can be to find WiFi access in other cities and towns. So, with that in mind I thought it would be useful for our guests and oth

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 7, 2013

How to Combine Our Adventure Island Packages to Create Seamless, Longer Belize Travel Itineraries We’ve already covered this subject somewhat in a previous post: “How to combine Belize Travel Itineraries” but we thought it might be useful to expand it a bit for travelers who might be heading in other directions before or after their adventure in Belize. Places to Stay With Only

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 4, 2013

Beginning sometime next month or possibly in December, a team of six kiteboarders will attempt to be the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean while kiteboarding. According to a Sept. 25 post on Surfertoday, team members Filippo van Hellenberg Hubar, Camilla Ringvold, Mark Abma, Max Blom, and Bruno Sroka, will each take a 2-hour shift during the day and then again at night in an attempt expected to

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 2, 2013

Slickrock’s paddleboard program has taken off in the past few seasons, and in addition to our standard paddleboards we have added a fleet of cruiser boards which we use for long distance paddle tours from island to island. We’re also adding new SUP surf gear. We have always taken our SUP boards out into our surf break, where they make surfing much easier to learn than on standard surf

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 30, 2013

“Summer camp for grown ups” — you may have heard the phrase being tossed around this past year. Apparently, there’s a new trend or meme or catch phrase making the rounds. Here at Slickrock, we think it’s about time, because for years, that’s exactly how we’ve always described Adventure Island. It’s a unique blend of off-the-grid “five-star-cam

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 25, 2013

Belize fishing enforcement is about to go high-tech as fishing regulators roll out new drone aircraft to help catch poachers, according to the Amandala, a leading newspaper in Belize. The official term is IUU – illegal, unreported and unregulated – but between you and me it sounds a lot like poaching. And it’s a big problem in Belize. Drone Aircraft Happily, the government of Bel

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 23, 2013

Octopus and squid are my favorite sea creatures. How can they not be? They are completely fascinating and utterly mysterious. I am a Belize snorkel fanatic, and even though I have been snorkeling at Glover’s Reef since 1993, I still get to spot wondrous creatures and amazing underwater events that I have never seen. And the most wonderful of all is seeing an octopus. No matter what they are

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on September 18, 2013

Belize Independence Day is September 21: a day marked by flag-raising ceremonies, parades, music, dance and food festivals held throughout the country. Last year US President Obama sent them a congratulatory message: On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Belize as you celebrate 31 years of independence this September