Caye Caulker, Belize

We made our way to Caye Caulker, Belize, another spot blessed with the distinction of having no cars. They do have golf carts, but hey. The beach wasn't much to speak of there so we hopped onto Ragamuffin Tour's sailboat the RaggaKing and sailed from Caye Caulker to Placencia over a period of three days, stopping to camp at Rendezvous Caye one night and Tobacco Caye the second. Rendezvous Caye is amazingly small, not more than a hundred by two hundred feet I'd say, and with only one small shack for the caretaker of the island, but surrounded by beautiful white sand and crystal clear water all around.

Tobacco Caye is substantially larger with several homes and small hotels. The snorkeling there was surprisingly good, however, and that night we even got to enjoy the presence of an eagle ray which we could leisurely watch from the balcony of the bar we were at as it swam in the brightly lit shallow water directly under us. The boat itself was nice and we were looking forward to learn more about sailing but unfortunately the lack of wind meant the we had the motor running non stop for the entire trip and the sail was used for nothing more than to provide shade on the boat.


The trip involved several swimming and snorkeling stops each day which we enjoyed immensely. We also managed to catch a rather large barracuda which we enjoyed for supper one night.

The boat left us in Placencia on the third day and we spent a few days just enjoying the beach and water there.