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I *think* that you can stay in the Playa Miguel houses at Coco View with children under 10. The guests there seem to have full run of the resort.

The tariffs in Belize make buying gear there difficult. Not only is there a very small selection, but the prices are likely to be twice what they are in the states. Very few shops in the country inventory any serious gear because of the tariffs. Rent at home and buy gear later. Bring a good...

I have been busy diving. I established a dive travel business and have been taking people on trips. I got back from San Pedro about 2 weeks ago.

There are many options for doing mainland tours from Ambergris Caye. I have done a trip to Laminai via Tropic Air. It is a much easer schedule. I believe we left the San Pedro airstrip at 9am and we returned about 2:30. It is more expensive, but a much nicer day than taking the water taxi and...

Holiday Hotel is right in the middle of town. It has a beach, but not what you are probably imagining. It is a busy spot and the beach is a main thoroughfare. Anyway, most shops do not dive in the afternoon. You may be able to find a shop with a 230 dive. What I would do it do one dive in the AM...

I have done more than 200 local dives off San Pedro. I have never seen a pony tank or doubles on a single dive. I have seen 2 people sling an AL80 for the Blue Hole dive. The buddy system is pretty loose in Belize. All dives are required to be lead by a licensed Belize Tour Guide. This is pretty...

Breakwater? Do you mean the reef? When the easterlies blow more than about 20, the cut in the reef can be rough. I dive off Amebrgris Caye a few times a year. I do not stay at Ramons because it is too expensive for what it is. They have a pretty good reputation. Do not get any meal plan there...

I don't think anyone really has any idea how hard it blew during the storm. I was at Isla Bonita Yacht Club for the storm. We had turtle grass plastered to our second floor veranda window. The wind station down south on the island didn't seem to have any wind higher than about 50 if I recall...

Life Stories of a Meandering Fool: Storms, Surge, and Hurricanes

Great pictures http://tacogirl.com/weather-in-belize-im-on-my-way-what-should-i-expect/

When I left AC Saturday morning, the power was on everywhere that I went.

I would contact them directly. Before Earl, there was a lot of turnover in shops going on. IOW some of the shops that had their pier destroyed, may move to another less damaged place. Also, the few shops that are able to go diving, may want to stay open through slow season since there is a lot...

I flew out of International yesterday. Everything is open.

Chuck and Robbies are still there. My buddy Loidy is one of the DMs there.

In front of Wahoo, home of the Chicken Drop Seaweed on our window Saturday morning The wreckage at Ramon's The guys boarding up our usual unit at Isla Bonita Yacht Club before the storm

The water came in around the sliding door on the veranda. I don't want to say it was rain water because the door was plastered with seaweed. But the unit below us was not flooded. The waves did not surround our building. The scariest part was how much the glass in the sliding door was flexing...

top the point where we could not open our veranda door. By about 11, the flooding started and the power went out. The water had been turned off at 5pm. I do not know why. We had about 3-4 inches of water in the entire second floor condo. I moved our daughter from the couch in the front room to...

The pier at Belize Diving Adventures in front of the Yacht Club I'll try to upload more when I get time. I also have a bunch of video taken during the storm and afterwards. We moved to a rear unit at the yacht CLub. at about 6 we walked to Pedro's to get pizza. everything was supposed to be...

What's left of the Ramon's dive shop and pier after some clean up. The Ramon's beach looking south where the pier and the dive shop were. Middle Street before the storm Rudy from Island Divers raking his beach on Thursday. Caribbean Villas where the water slide USED to be Ambergris...

I took these this week Leaving to go home Sundancer 2 Anchored in the lee of a small caye outside Belize City The wreckage of the Palapa Bar looking towards Chuck and Robbies in the distance. There are a couple of shops missing between here and there Inside the Island Divers shop after a...