Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on May 13, 2015

We are always wondering what is next in the never ending development of new water sport equipment. Well, once again we are surprised and excited to find the latest: a giant paddleboard big enough to hold 6 people! Several companies have already come out with these 18’ long inflatable boards, which can be used for flatwater paddling and even surfing. We are planning to get one for next season, it

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on May 6, 2015

I just received the newest version of The Toledo Howler, a newsletter dedicated to the promotion of Belize tourism in the southern-most district of the country, based out of Punta Gorda, Belize. It’s been a long time since I received a copy of The Howler, but I am so happy to see they are still publishing. This is always a very comprehensive and varied collection of articles put together by

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 28, 2015

I’ve been back from Slickrock’s island in Belize about a week now. I really wish I had more of a chance to interact with all of the staff, but the week flies by and before you know it you’re back at your desk staring at your screensaver. 😉 I can not possibly stress the incredible job the kitchen staff did each and every day, I’m in awe. I did want to pass on kudos and recognize

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 22, 2015

On our Belize island we have almost 20 people who are working in some capacity or another. It’s a challenge to get all of us in one picture; in fact it’s impossible to get everyone. Some arrive in December and leave in February, never even crossing paths with the late season crew. When I was recently down there I managed to get everyone in this staff photo during the Saturday boat turn

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 21, 2015

Maryann Izzarelli just returned from a week on our Belize island. She just wrote to me and said it was “was by far the best experience of my life” ! Wow, thanks Maryann. You know we just love to hear that. She had a surprise encounter with a spotted eagle ray that she caught on video! What a video! She described what happened: “I was on a lazy snorkel with a couple friends around

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 9, 2015

There is a woman I have never met named Stacy Holbert who lives on Ambergris Caye in Belize. Sometime in the past I came across her videos or her blog or something, you know how the internet is, and started following her on You Tube. I hardly follow anyone, but her videos are great. She doesn’t post often, but when she does, they are always good. This month she must have gone to the mainland

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on April 2, 2015

We have many sea turtles that nest on the island every fall, and this past November we were lucky enough to be present when there was a hatch. Most hatches occur late at night so we miss them, but this nest hatched at about 8 p.m. right next to one of our cabins so we were all able to watch the baby turtles as they made their way to the sea. Peter Schulz captured the action for a video of the even

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 26, 2015

Last November my friend Peter Schulz was visiting us on the island before our season started up, and he put together a video of various activities he was enjoying. Peter used a GoPro camera for all of his footage and the result is a nice series of shots covering many of the sport activities we instruct and guide on our Belize island, Long Caye at Glover’s Reef. He apologizes for the poor qua

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on March 19, 2015

Belize hosts one of the most healthy populations of jaguars in Central America, with an estimated 500 cats living within its borders. Jaguars are protected, and this has led to an increase in their numbers. A jaguar needs a large hunting territory to survive, so the increasing numbers have caused the cats to migrate and spread out in search of new territory, and this has inevitably led to conflict