Baggot’s on Tour 2025

Having survived the last 3 nights of absolute battering from tropical storms in the tent we delayed the snorkelling trip until Sunday to give the waters time to calm and settle. Lucky for us the operator still only had us 4 on his boat, so we also inadvertently get a private tour to the area of protected reefs. Off we go, slight shower on the way, then perfect conditions, flat and stunning azure blue waters (some say clearer than Cornwall’s) surround the array of tiny island cays that seem to float over the surface in the heat haze. All snorkelling is accompanied by the guide to ensure the ‘no take’, ‘no touch’ rules are adhered to. We already spot a Nurse Shark as we receive our brief from the resident ranger (2 weeks on, 2 weeks off), sounds idyllic, but one could throw a ball from one end to the other with the left across the width. In we go through 1 of 3 entry points. Clearly talking is a challenge when biting on a snorkel but there would have been a stunned silence anyway - the r...

We left San Ignacio by bus and took the Hummingbird highway towards our next destination, Placencia. What an absolutely beautiful bus journey this was with cool air flowing through the bus as it blasts down the Highway blaring out reggae vibes! The bus sped through tiny ‘real’ Belizean villages amongst lush jungle and after a few hours of a wonderful journey, the bus arrived at a little place called Independance, a small fishing community where we took the ‘Hokey Pokey’ water taxi through the mangrove lagoon to the town of Placencia, a narrow peninsular on the Caribbean Sea. The reviews of Placencia sounded pretty rubbish due to the amount of hotels and American tourists, but we managed to stumble across a hostel (I called it a commune), where we we camped for 5 nights on the sandy beach amongst the palm trees. It sounds idyllic, and it was on nights 2-5 but the first night was the hottest night of my life! I wondered how on earth we would all survive another night but thankfully, the ...