by heatherm | Oct 6, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Great Reasons to come to Belize in October. I should of posted this in September, however no better than making a spontaneous decision and taking advantage of the cheap airfares that are going on right now to Belize. Reason; number one. This time of month is typically the “low season” or slow season. Caye Caulker’s moto. “Go Slow”. So go slow and come in slow low season in Caye Caulker. Take advantage of all the discounts that we are offering. Room rates are discounted, upgrades are being offered. Tours are discounted and extra bonus stops are being included. The kids are back to school and the colder days of winter are approaching. Don’t put up your summer clothes just yet. Pack them into a suitcase and get on down here. Still need some more reasons. The weather is good 75% of the time. We have our morning and sometimes evening showers. Not as much breeze, but that is good if you plan on spending most of your time diving or snorkeling. Tours are operating and not as full, so you get lots of time and space to enjoy the all the sites. The cruise ships are still coming but only one ship a day instead of 3 or 4 and only a maximum of 3 times a week. There is extra space on the water taxis and local flights. No big line ups and better yet, all of us that depend on you coming to visit can give you more time and amazing service. I almost forgot that Conch and Lobster are both in season. Have you ever tried...
by heatherm | Sep 24, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Every year at Tsunami, during our SLOW season, which is happening right now, we take the time to fix up our tour signboards that we have in front of our buisness. It is lots of fun painting and it soothes the mind. At Tsunami Adventures, we are the last of the original hand painted sign boards. Lots of buisness’s now have the graphic shops in the city produce their signs. My first career, I was a graphic Artist, so I have the experience to do them both ways, however I enjoy painting. I inspired Brioni to explore her hidden talent. We had lots of fun painting and now proud to show off our brand new original hand painted tour signboards. Our signboards last year, to my surprise where even filmed and where part of a short travel story for CNN. It’s at the very beginning of the video. http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2011/07/13/caye.caulker.belize.cnn?iref=allsearch Get inspired and discovery your artistic side, whatever it may be and make Belize your palet. There is many talented Belizean Artists. Several art studios on the island and beautiful paintings to admire and purchase for your home. You can buy artist supplies in the city at Angeles Press and Stationary house. Go snorkeling and paint the beautiful sea. Meet the lush jungle and visit amazing Mayan Sites and draw the beauty of Belize. Belize is so colourful and proud. No wonder I love this place so...
by heatherm | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
COCONUT OIL Caye Caulker residents made a name for themselves with shipbuilding, forming the first Fishing cooperative, but the coconut has also featured prominently in the island’s history, long before coconut oil was promoted as a healthy substitute for cooking oil, Belizeans were making it themselves and using it to flavor their food. Coconut oil is part of all Belizean diet and one Caye Caulker’s income earner for several families be it collecting coconuts or actual processing the nut to make coconut oil. Coconut oil is produced mostly by the women within this community, who are the teachers of the house hold and have pass on the skill to their children. Being productive and economic by utilizing these precious commodities on areas available in our environment. Caye Caulker women are on threshold of motivating it community on being an entrepreneur producing this great product. Producing coconut oil is a time consuming process and requires two days to produce. The first process is extracting the milk, second is to set the crude and thirdly is the cooking process to make the oil and last is to bottle the oil. Some of the women carrying on this tradition are Miss. Maria Vega along with her Staff Miss Levita Cho and always to be remembered Mrs. Petty Joesph, who sadly passed away this year. At sun rise the process would start with the husking and breaking of the coconuts, then the fleshy inside would be taken from its core and hand grated, approximately one hundred nuts to produce a batch of oil. The grated nut would be placed in a bucket of...
by heatherm | Aug 28, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
September in Belize is always a great time to visit. The weather is hot and wet in most of Belize. The average temperatures often feel like 10 degrees hotter than it reads on the thermometer. Rainstorms are heavy but brief and it’s easy to find shelter and wait for it to pass. September is considered slow season without the international arrivals at the airports and borders. The island streets of Caye Caulker are peaceful and tranquil. Two big holidays are celebrated in September. The big one is Belize’s 31 years of independence September 21st and it is the 214th anniversary of the Battle of St. Georges Caye on September 10th. September 8th is the day to parade, Jouvert and Carnival Road March through Belize’s City streets and elsewhere around the country. Even Caye Caulker has a parade that is lots of fun. With the September fall Equinox, there are also special events that are taking place around Belize’s Maya Sites. September 20th and 21st at Caracol Maya Site overnight Equinox Event with the last Equinox Tour being on the day the Mayan calendar ends December 20th and we enter into the 14th Baktun. Caracol is located in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve. It is almost a whole day reach from Caye Caulker and requires an overnight trip. Caracol had a pop. 140,000 people at its peak. The current population of Belize City is 75,000. Discovered in the 1930s and excavation beginning in 1975. Caracol is waiting to be discovered along with the rest of Belize. Come and enjoy the celebrations of September and get to see some amazing culture while...
by heatherm | Aug 16, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
Whether it’s your first time snorkeling or your annual scuba trip to Belize. Tsunami Adventures and SeaLife Cameras can help you discover the underwater world. For over 25 years, Pioneer Research has made the world’s most popular underwater cameras. Why buy when u can rent a camera with us for snorkeling or snorkeling trip or dive excursion when you are here. www.sealife-cameras.com Pioneer developed the first SeaLife underwater camera in 1993. A new breed of cameras, our cameras made it easier and more enjoyable then ever before to take pictures underwater. In 2000, SeaLife pioneered underwater imaging with the introduction of its first digital underwater camera that revolutionized the world of underwater photography. At Tsunami Adventures we rent the new Mini waterproof up to 200 feet with wide angle lens. All the pictures on our website and facebook page are all taken with Sealife...
by heatherm | May 25, 2012 | Blog - Tsunami Adventures
The Caye Caulker Marine Reserve was established in May 1998 and is located 1/2 mile east of the island, right in front of us. We wake up to it every day and we hear it when all is quiet on the island. It is beautiful to watch. It protects 5 habitats including mangrove, littoral forest, lagoon marsh-lands, sea grass beds and coral reef. We are so lucky to have this right in front of us. The snorkel trip out to the reef is a must do if you are staying on the island. There is a $10BZD marine reserve fee that is collected by the Park Rangers in the form of tickets, which are purchased at the Hol Chan Marine Office in Caye Caulker located by the police station. We include your ticket in the price of the tour. You can see all of Caye Caulker from the reef. It’s only a 5 minute boat ride away to reach Shark and Ray Alley. This stop is so amazing. Nurse Sharks and Sting Rays all start swimming towards the boat as we get a hold of the mooring buoy. They are eager for food, which first started when local fisherman cleaned their catch and it naturally attracted them. At the Northern end of the Reserve, is a channel and it attracts manatees from May until September. If we are lucky we get to see them and snorkel with them. TWO great reason to visit the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve. Manatees spend most of their time feeding, resting or traveling. They prefer shallow saltwater bays, slow-moving rivers, canals, estuaries and coastal...
