Archive for 'Useful Information'
Saving Long Caye from Coconut Disease in the 90′s
Posted on February 6, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Guest posts, Travel, Useful Information
As promised in Last weeks Belize History and San Pedro Weather post, here is the coconut disease piece from Lucy Wallingford. I have really been enjoying reading about her and Cully’s history and the challenges they faced back in the day. When my partner Cully Erdman and I were just getting started running Slickrock Adventures [...]
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Marco Gonzalez Maya Ruin Site Ambergris Caye
Posted on February 4, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Belize tours, Useful Information, Volunteer Belize
It’s not easy organizing a major volunteer effort from another country but Heather is pulling it together and in spite of the enormous challenges ahead of her. She managed to round up 8 of us to go collect and bag mangroves that were brought back to Karina’s house in San Mateo for future transplanting to [...]
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Belize History and San Pedro Weather
Posted on January 31, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, San Pedro Belize weather, Travel, Useful Information
Just as I started typing Cowboy Doug’s rain report below it started pouring and I had to go close all the windows on the north and east sides of the house. It is a chilly morning, San Pedro Weather Live shows 76.2 f or 26c – cold enough for me to trade in pool time [...]
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Record High
Posted on January 26, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, Useful Information
Today was a record high of 23 people at Eileen’s aquafit class and Tuesday 22. I have really missed my social pool time and find that getting back to class has really been helping my foot recover even though I cannot make it through a full one yet. If you have not already done so [...]
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A Four day Belize Itinerary
Posted on January 25, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Travel, Useful Information
Been busy this morning getting ready for Saturday nights big fundraiser fashion show for Mama Vilma’s at the San Pedro fitness club. It is going to be a great party, I picked out my dress and have been wearing it around the house all morning. Luckily for Cindy and Cherie below us, my foot is [...]
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Belize Blog update and other news
Posted on January 21, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Eat - Sleep - Drink, San Pedro Belize weather, Travel, Useful Information
I decided to make today a blog update day and catch up on some loose ends such as the recent Saga Cook off and other newsworthy things I have found in my recent research. Belize Blog update “Cable Woes and Cayo Connection Meeting” – Wealth Ships Why YOU Should Visit Belize in January – San [...]
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VIP Help Wanted
Posted on January 20, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Useful Information, Volunteer Belize
Chatting with Heather on the coconut phone and finalizing what needs to be done before she sends out the press release we wrote yesterday. She sent me a link to an article on findings from the recent ground testing in San Mateo. I was not surprised at what was said and it makes Heathers vision [...]
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Rain report by Cowboy Doug
Posted on January 17, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, San Pedro Belize weather, Useful Information
The rain was coming down hard around 7:00am and stopped pretty much as soon as tacoboy got up to close the windows it was hitting. Cowboy Doug of Cowboy’s Pool Bar & Grill at Grand Caribe Resort sent me his North Ambergris Caye range gauge report. Between 4:00 and 7:00am Sunday Morning rainfall was1 inch [...]
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GSM technology in Belize
Posted on January 15, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, Useful Information
Of the major North American cell phone carriers AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM technology which requires a sim card and is compatible with Digicell Belize. Smart phone company requires an unlocked phone with CDMA 800 MHz or 850 MHz technology and will work with Verizon. Advantages of CDMA is that it does provide a better [...]
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Android blogging
Posted on January 11, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, San Pedro Belize weather, Useful Information
Been playing around with my wordpress app this morning to see what the new update can do. There seems to be a lot more functionality for the dashboard and within the posts themselves, such as uploading pictures or video. One downside so far, I was not able to find a view all drafts option that [...]
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The irony is not lost
Posted on January 10, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, Useful Information
As I lay in bed icing my foot, I got to thinking about my fate Sunday, I wanted to let you know the irony is not lost. The fact that I was wearing a hat to bed 7 nights ago because I was cold and now I am wearing ice packs instead is very ironic. [...]
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Chicken Fried Steak
Posted on January 8, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Eat - Sleep - Drink, Useful Information
Dear Dr Al, you will be pleased to know I took the day off blogging yesterday, unfortunately I still had to work all morning. Dean and Gigi asked Paul, Dennis and I to join them for lunch down south at Lone Star Grill and Cantina, formerly known as Mr. Joe’s Grocery. My appetite is still not [...]
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San Pedro Lobsterfest 2012 Dates Announced
Posted on January 5, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, San Pedro Belize weather, Useful Information, Volunteer Belize
My San Pedro Belize weather report – as of last night I have progressed to wearing my Old Navy polar fleece toque to sleep. I felt like a burrito with my hat on all wrapped up in bed and had major layering going on – 2 sheets, 1 duvet cover, 1 sarong and 2 airline [...]
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Bonne année et bonne santé
Posted on January 3, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, San Pedro Belize weather, Useful Information
Hope the New Year is going well for all of you in spite of any bad weather you might be experiencing – for us it is cold and wind today but at least it is not raining. I picked the title for this post to wish everyone a great year and good health. Bonne année [...]
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LCD TV Giveaway
Posted on January 1, 2012 in 1,620 + posts, Contests, Useful Information
Happy 2012 to everyone, hope you have all been having a great time over the holiday season. I have been enjoying my Christmas present to myself – time off. Belize Poker info Don’t forget the $1000 Freeroll on today, 3pm at Pedro’s Poker Club. Visitors to the island qualify automatically and locals can play if [...]
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Be Romantically Adventurous
Posted on December 24, 2011 in 1,620 + posts, Belize Wedding, Travel, Useful Information
You may have read my post on facebook the other day asking you to please cast your vote on Unbelizeable Weddings-and Honeymoons 2012 Belize Weddings facebook page and help one happy couple win a special place at the Maya Marriage of Many. The lucky pair, along with 35 other couples and 218 of their closest [...]
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Sol Farms Organic Produce
Posted on December 15, 2011 in 1,620 + posts, Living in Belize, Useful Information
So happy we are back on track, 5 of us just got a shipment of organic vegetables from Sol Farms yesterday evening – Thanks Greg and all who helped to put the veggies on our tables. I need them now more than ever, the cold I had kicked [except for low energy part] came back [...]
