Caye Caulker 1/2

We're crashed at the D'Nest Inn outside Belize City. Audrey is flipping through the cable channels (Mad Max III, telenovelas, astrologist commercials, Bermuda Triangle documentary, etc) while she and Bobby try to put the last few days down on paper. It's been a total blast!!

1. Best breakfast of the trip at Red Hut - eggs, sausage in a sort of chutney sauce, pineapple, papaya, mmmmm...
2. Dropped off the rental car and got a very friendly driver to take us to the Belize City Marine Terminal next to the Swing Bridge
   
3. Rode to Caye Caulker; Audrey very accurately described the water as "teal with patches of indigo"
   
4. Arrived at the island to find our hotel - Seaside Cabanas - just at the end of the pier (means a lot when you don't know your way around)!
5. Our room was perfect: thatched palm roof, comfy bed, balcony with view of the pool and ocean, and no loud guests anywhere around
6. Swam and sunned next to "the Split", a natural cut through Caye Caulker caused by a hurricane
   
7. Early dinner at Sobre Las Olas ("On the Waves"); Audrey had fried snapper, Bobby had coconut curry shrimp, and we split some excellent shrimp ceviche
8. Bobby, fearing that we wouldn't get to snorkel again, rented gear from a dive shack and explored the sea wall around the Split, while Audrey read; Audrey was generally unimpressed with the sea treasures Bobby retrieved for her, but to be fair, they were just grimy shells
9. To finish the evening, we chilled out on our balcony with a couple of froo-froo drinks (Audrey: piña colada, Bobby: rum punch, a pirate drink!)
10. Caye Caulker is a wonderful place, although we would have appreciated a larger beach area; the Split is the only beach with a sandy seabed; Audrey has decided to come back, if not to just move to the caye and stay forever!

OK, that's it for Friday's activities. We're almost up-to-date on the blog, except for the photos. Our internet connection at D'Nest is still quite slow, so we'll have to wait until maybe Monday to upload them. We are going to the Belize City church tomorrow morning and have been asked to share the communion message (!) so we'll be working on that for the rest of the evening. It feels good to be back on the mainland, but Caye Caulker was soooo nice.