It boggles my mind to think about transportation in Belize. With our list of activities and places we want to explore, to me it makes sense to just rent a car. But good luck to us getting those cars onto the islands. Certain islands don’t allow cars at all. I don’t think a car will be an option for the island days.

If we don’t have a car, we will be lugging these HUGE suitcases with scuba diving equipment, snorkeling equipment, cameras, clothes and more for the week around. We’re going to need to pack very light and bring ONLY the necessities. The biggest things on my list are a can of bug spray and a bikini. My Macbook will not be joining me on this trip and we will have to do all the updates when we return. I will do voice entries everyday so that the information is fresh in my mind and I won’t lose it by the time I return to Boston.

Another thing that worries me about the luggage is just criminals in general. Whether we leave it in our room while doing daily activities or set it to the side while we take a peek in a shop or to quickly grab a bite to eat or whatever the case may be, it worries me deeply. Someone could just snatch it.

The Water Taxi will take us to/from Belize City to San Pedro (Ambergris Caye) for $10.00 USD each way. It doesn’t mention anything about luggage limits though. We can make our reservations here.

We can also take the water taxi and skip on over to Caye Caulker as well. The water taxi to and from San Pedro to Caye Caulker is $7.50 USD each way. Or we can take the water taxi from Belize city right to Caye Caulker for $7.50 USD each way. I think these prices sound more appealing than flying. In fact, without Courtney’s say, I think I will just go ahead and opt out of the flights.

More on the planning end- it might make sense to fly into Belize and hit the jungle first. We can rent a car right when we arrive for the jungle adventures and drive to/from the jungle and the Mayan Ruins and such. Or whatever we need to do. Then we drive back to Belize City, dump the car off and hop on the water taxi. I don’t want to spend any time during the day traveling, so I think we should plan our traveling at nights/evenings so we can savor the mornings/days for the adventures. Oh, just kidding! The water taxi runs latests at like 3:00 p.m. Shoot. Well I guess when we return from the jungle we do do it at night, grab a dirt cheap hotel room for the night and grab the first water taxi at 7 a.m. putting us on the islands at around 8:00 a.m. This will give us time to still enjoy a full day of activities. Although what do we do with the luggage while doing the activities and waiting to check into a hotel room? Oh the fine details we will have to work out as it gets closer. Maybe the places down there will allow for early checkin.

All I can say to Courtney and his scuba diving equipment is “Goodluck honey!” You’ll have to start training. Pack up your suitcase and take it for long romantic walks, take a couple flights of stairs everyday with it, and learn the best ways to maneuver it. But be prepared- your luggage will be your new best friend if we opt out on a car rental. This is going to be a b****!