Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 16, 2012

Back in August we had such a fantastic response to our first blog post about our brief flirtation with the sport of underwater kayaking out at Adventure Island that we thought it deserved a little more attention. So here are two other photos from the shoot: one of Cully doing perhaps the first deep sea kayak pirouette, and the other is Bev attempting to paddle across the sea bed.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 13, 2012

In major Belize transportation news, Tropic Air announced that they are expanding their routes and will now be servicing the remote San Ignacio (Benque Viejo del Carmen) area beginning on December 10, 2012. The October 3rd announcement comes in response to the requests of locals and international travelers looking for easier options for traveling to the Cayo District. Service will be daily from

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 11, 2012

Have you ever been at the beach and seen people throwing bread in the water? The jetty in Waikiki is a prime spot for fish-feeding. But is fish feeding bad? Overall yes, fish feeding should be avoided. It is harmful to the fish, the people in the water (whether it be snorkelers, swimmers, or divers), and to the ecosystem. 1. Hand-feeding fish and other marine life promotes a behavior called condit

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 10, 2012

We don’t often blog about Africa, or whitewater kayaking, for that matter, but upon learning of this spectacular kayaking feat and the film that documents it, we couldn’t resist. Last January filmmaker Steve Fisher followed three whitewater kayakers on their successful attempt to run the Inga Rapids on the Congo River, rated as the biggest single rapids on the planet. The river runs at

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 5, 2012

On our Belize What to Bring list we instruct our guests to bring a sizable sum with them on our all-inclusive trips to our private island ($1100 for a single, $1500 for a couple). Many ask why should we bring money when the trips are all-inclusive? We cover everything except alcoholic beverages, Belize exit tax, scuba diving, tips, and taxis to and from the airport, which can add up to several hun

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 4, 2012

We have blogged about the invasive lionfish a number of times, but this New York Times article by Carl Safina sheds an entirely unique perspective on the crisis. Carl Safina is founder of Blue Ocean Institute at Stony Brook University and a MacArthur Fellow. His books include “A Sea in Flames: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Blowout,” and “The View From Lazy Point; A Natural Year in an Unnatural

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 3, 2012

The New England Aquarium recently recorded a sighting of a goliath grouper during a scientific research expedition of the coral reefs in Belize. The huge fish, which can grow as large as 8.2 feet (2.5 m) and can weigh as much as 800 pounds, is considered of fine food quality. Atlantic goliath grouper were a highly sought after quarry for fishermen of all types. The grouper’s inquisitive and

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 2, 2012

Everyone knows how popular paddleboarding has become in recent years, and out on Long Caye at Glover’s Reef we enjoy a perfect set-up for all types of paddleboarding. In addition to a great selection of beginner boards perfect for learning the basics in the calm waters of the lagoon, we have a fleet of four cruiser boards which we use to tour to the other islands of the atoll. The real excit

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on October 1, 2012

…you sure have a chance to improve things. I’ve been going through old photos and just found this picture of our dining hall, circa 1992 or so. Hurricane Mitch took it and the land it was standing on in 1998. The surf board that was in the rafters surfaced on our shore about two years later, uncovered by the wave action. I was unable to find a picture of our current dining hall from th