Belize General Info

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on August 2, 2012

Over the past couple of years, out at Slickrock’s Adventure Island on Glover’s Reef, we’ve seen a dramatic increase in the lionfish population. And we’ve blogged about the problem at least five times over the past couple of years. That’s because the lionfish, an invasive species, is decimating coral reef fish populations all across the Caribbean. Leading the charge in

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 30, 2012

On Long Caye, we’re blessed to have easy access to a long list of incredible sites for snorkel diving. One of our nearby favorites we call The Channel. Come on, slip out of your mental sea kayak for a minute and join us for a snorkeling adventure! Below is a map of our top 10 snorkel sites. You can see how close they are to our adventure center. That kind of close proximity and variety is on

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 25, 2012

Everyone loves our cabanas. Think “Gilligan’s Island”. Take a tour of one in this short video clip shot by guest Larry Staples.

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 24, 2012

Our guests are some of the most adventurous people. Johna Till Johnson and Vladimir Brezina, avid sea kayakers from New York, visited our resort on Long Caye in 2010. Besides being an explorer, Vladimir is also a talented photographer. In fact, one of his photos appears in our current brochure. Like many of our guests, since their visit Johna and Vlad have kept in touch with us (in fact, I think 2

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 23, 2012

When you have an island in Belize, you watch hurricanes, believe me. Hurricane season has started for this year, but it’s been mild so far [KNOCK ON WOOD]. I just found some old images, and found one pre-Hurricane Mitch (1998) when our hammock palapa used to be out by our surf dock. Trying to find an image that matches is difficult, but I found 2 views from inside our old dining hall and fro

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 20, 2012

This post is about my ongoing obsession, ie; how do you figure out the airline companies and their pricing structure? I talk to people all day, all week, all month, about travel to Belize. Everyone asks “When should I get my ticket? Should I wait, or get it now? Are they going to get less or more expensive as the trip gets closer?” Good questions! Two weeks ago I did my weekly check of

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I have a water phobia. A completely and utterly debilitating fear that originated from a childhood near drowning incident. True story. I even look at bathtubs and Jacuzzis as if they were deathtraps filled with sharks. Sadly, my fear has kept me out of the water for complete decades and I’ve missed out on so many water-related events and activities. It wasn’t until I visited Hawai’i with my

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 19, 2012

Hermit crabs play a larger part in our Belize trips than you might think. They are endlessly entertaining, and they are all over the island. Kids especially spend hours watching them. Our guest from last March, Larry Staples, took this close up video footage of a cast of hermit crabs playing musical chairs with their shells. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuwTJq_Ekn4

Posted by Slickrock Adventures on July 18, 2012

Every week we visit a nearby patch reef we call The Horseshoe. It’s only about a 5 or 10 minute paddle from our island. We love this reef, it’s quite common to see a huge number of creatures: Nassau Grouper, Queen Triggerfish, French Anglefish, Sargent Major, Porcupine Fish, Barracuda…. and last March we saw a Hawksbill Turtle there! A past guest sent us this video from his snork