BELIZE ADVENTURE BLOG

By Slickrock Adventures | July 19, 2010

A coral reef in the sea is like an oasis in the desert. Tropical seas are poor in nutrients and devoid of shelter, but the reef teems with life. Food for sea life is found there in the form of algae and small fish and crustaceans for larger fish to eat. Protection for sea life is also provided in the form of elaborate architecture that provides shelter from both wave action and from predators. The

By Slickrock Adventures | June 18, 2010

We serve Key Lime Pie on the island every Friday night as part of our “Belize Night” menu. This is actually my mother’s recipe, who is from the southern US. I always order Key Lime Pie when I see it on a menu, and I have yet to find a recipe that beats this one. For one crust: ½ box (1-1/2 packet of graham crackers) graham crackers ¼ cup sugar ½ cup (2 sticks) butter Melt the butter. Crus

By Slickrock Adventures | June 2, 2010

Are There Belize Surf Spots? Short Answer: Yes, One. (If you want all the details, you can click straightaway to the main surf page of Slickrock Adventure Island’s website) It is not widely known that a good surf location exists in Belize, and in fact if one inquires about a good surf break they will invariably get an answer that such a spot does not exist. However, this is not the case, for

By Slickrock Adventures | May 12, 2010

Many people who contact us are confused about the difference between an atoll and an island. We own the island Long Caye, which is located at Glover’s Atoll, also called Glover’s Reef. We often hear “I want to visit your island, Glover’s Reef.” But this is incorrect. If you are also unclear as to just what an atoll is, I hope that this will help. Atolls are made of co

By Slickrock Adventures | April 27, 2010

Glover’s Reef is touted as a model for marine conservation efforts. Glover’s Reef, where our island is located, is protected by the Belize government as a National Marine Reserve. This article on Glover’s Reef and related video explains how well this is working.

By Slickrock Adventures | April 16, 2010

Marilyn Craig of Theodore, Alabama joined us in January of 2009. One of our guests this year asked to correspond with someone who had joined us before. Marilyn wrote this informative reply to her, and sent us a copy. “I bought a full body wet suit and Dick bought a skin for snorkeling. I am pretty cold-natured and was very comfortable snorkeling for a couple of hours. TAKE THEIR ADVICE on the fi

By Slickrock Adventures | April 13, 2010

I just returned from 5 weeks in Belize. During that time we hosted over 150 guests on our island. It was a blast! We had a wonderful time: guests and staff alike. On my last morning on the island we posed for a new staff picture, left to right: LaVern Garcia, Neri Chi, Magdaleno “MJ” Yacab, Lucy Wallingford (with Coco the Bunny), Victor Myers, Marcy Noralez, Mark Hopkins, Martin Ramire

By Slickrock Adventures | March 22, 2010

Here are the videos Sunrise session off long caye clip from Victor Myers on Vimeo. Long Board Footage Here Priceless kiddo footage So we had a banner week for surf. Probably should have been running a surf camp this week. Strange SE and NW winds built and stacked everything up nicely and the surf held in from Tuesday to Friday.

By Slickrock Adventures | March 19, 2010

We have a new island pet: our bunny Coco! Our bunny Lucky died in 2005, and the staff got me a new bunny as a present. We had a naming contest on an early March trip, and named her Cocoa Damselfish (after a fish we often see while snorkeling); Coco for short.