I was very unhappy at being back in Montreal after leaving Belize. We had bought ourselves a nice two story rooftop condo right on Lake St. Louis but in January of 2006, I remember the weather falling below 0 degrees Celcius for six weeks straight and I knew I could not live in Montreal any longer or ever again. I had to find a way out so, once again, I started the search and once again, I chose Victoria for…
After we returned from Belize, I was fortunate enough to work with several non profit organizations, which I found very interesting and rewarding. My favourite work was for Doctors Without Borders…
A coral polyp is a spineless animal. Coral polyps can be the size of a pinhead while others are larger, sometimes a foot in diameter. One coral branch or mound is…
Bula In 2006, we visited Fiji. After we returned from Belize, I really wasn’t happy to be back in Montreal. The first winter back was bad and the second was worse.…
The Indians are four unique shaped rocky pinnacles in the British Virgin Islands right next to Norman Island. These easy to spot rocky pinnacles rise about sixty feet above the water…
The Gladden Spit (above) and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve is a protected area of the Belize Barrier Reef, which has become world-famous for its whale shark migration. The Silk Cayes are…
In 2002, I had the opportunity to visit and dive the second largest barrier reef in the world in southern Belize led by Steve Roper. Along on this trip were several…
In December of 1998, Yim and I decided to visit Belize – specifically the Placencia peninsula in the southern part of the country – so we could go scuba diving and…
The Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is the southernmost group of atolls in Belize. They consist of 14 mostly uninhabited islands within a section of the Mesoamerican reef measuring about 39,000 acres…
Robert’s Grove is a beautifully appointed Belize beach resort nestled on over 22 acres of the finest white sand beach in Placencia, Belize. Its ideal location allows guests to be surrounded…
Moho Caye is a beautiful island that is home to soft white sandy beaches and lush greenery including, coconut, almond, oak and mangrove trees all surrounded by crystal blue waters ideal…
We had told the same story 500 times by now… How had we ended up running a five star resort in Belize was always the question. So one night, I winked…
Laughing Bird Caye National Park is one of the gems in a string of pearls of the Belizean Barrier Reef World Heritage Site. It is a beautiful little island situated 11…
The first time I visited Anthony’s Key was to purchase their 48 foot Pro Dive boat they had for sale and I had flown over from Belize via Pedro San Sula…
Twenty-one miles off the southern coast of Belize lies three small islands called The Silk Cayes. Of the three, the northern-most caye is virtually a bump in the ocean. The Silk…
