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Old 08-07-2008
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We just returned from a 1 week sail in Belize. We chartered through TMM and went with a captain. (Captain Half Inch) We went to Glovers Reef, Lighthouse Reef, and Turneffe Reef all outside the barrier reef. We visited Blue Hole. There were six of us and the captain. It was a honeymoon for one couple. We used a captain because my girlfriend and I were the only sailors and neither of us had ever sailed a cat. The captain worked out great.

The snorkeling was fantastic, the weather was great, and sail was awesome.

You can do much of your own provisioning in Placencia with little trouble. We had the time so went that route. We also bought some supplies in Belmopan while we were there for business. You can buy fresh lobster, fish, and conch from local fishermen around the cayes. We ended up trading charging a cell phone of a local for fresh conch one evening. It was our last night out so we also gave them much of our extra food, too.
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