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November Weather And In Need of an Island Jump-Start 11 Nov 6:06 AM (3 days ago)

Last week we had the most gorgeous, most perfect weather. Warm sun, light north winds cooling everything off just right. The beaches were mostly free of sargassum – the water is looking good.

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November on Ambergris Caye: All about the Weather, Holidays, Sargassum and More 2 Nov 7:03 AM (12 days ago)

I am typing this on November 1st and the weather for the last few days has been absolute perfection. The temperatures are starting to cool a bit after the late summer HEAT and humidity.

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Army of Volunteers Attacks Beach Trash on North Ambergris Caye 27 Oct 8:16 AM (18 days ago)

It’s amazing what 150 or so volunteers can do in just a morning when we put our minds to it.

Little volunteer ready to go

The Yucatan coast, Belize, and all of Central America are, in a way, the backstop of the Caribbean.

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Things Happening in the Next Week or Two (End of October-November) 24 Oct 8:04 AM (21 days ago)

It’s the last week of October. The island (tourism) is slow while the weather has been hot and pretty perfect. The sargassum has slowed/almost stopped, and our beaches are clearing up.

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Two Must-Stops In San Pedro Before You Fly Home 22 Oct 6:42 AM (23 days ago)

There are two shops that everyone should stop in – perhaps more than once – before they fly home from San Pedro. Spots that have great stuff.

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Delicious Soup, Art and Other Things On Ambergris Caye 18 Oct 7:48 AM (27 days ago)

It’s the season for soup! And sweater weather! Or at least that’s what my social media feeds tell me. Fall on Ambergris Caye – especially early fall – can be the hottest time of the year.

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Bugs that Bite in Belize: 2025-2026 Update 15 Oct 8:07 AM (last month)

This is an update of one of my most read posts…

Summary of this entire article (for those who do not like to read) – just buy some of this BEFORE you come down to Belize – and you’ll be fine.

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The Clucker Shack: That’s One Tasty Sandwich 11 Oct 8:44 AM (last month)

The most eaten dish in Belize is fried chicken with french fries covered in sweet sweet ketchup. For sure.

A typical Belize fry chicken shop – the exterior is often…not…all that appealing.

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Uncovering San Pedro’s Past: An Evening Those Who Do Hands-On Local Archaeology 8 Oct 8:02 AM (last month)

If you’d asked me what I wanted to be on my very first day of college in the fall of 1991, I would have said “an archaeologist.” I didn’t know much about it – this was pre-internet, after all – but I loved my six years of Latin classes, the history and the mythology, and I’d seen all the Indiana Jones movies more than once.

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Highlights, Lowlights and My Favorite Photos From September 5 Oct 7:30 AM (last month)

September is a combination of slow tourism and lively Independence celebrations, of hot, humid, blazing sunshine, and the potential for epic rainstorms with lots of thunder and lightning.

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