Laughing Bird Caye

Almost thirty of us from the Weekend Wanderers FB group traveled by Catamaran to a small island that serves as a Sea Turtle sanctuary and is home to a nice flock of Seagulls, hence the name of the island. I recently updated this video to include photos from others on this adventure! Enjoy!

Laughing Bird Caye Video

Red Bank Picnic and Swim 10/3/2015

Here is my video of our Red Bank picnic with the FB Group, Weekend Wanderers Belize. It's a three minute video of my clips edited and stitched together. I certainly had a great time, especially trying to swim across the river in a heavy current...I thought I had traveled ten feet only to look up and see I only progressed about one!  I did not add a sound track as the natural sounds of the water rushing over the rocks and the laughs in the background added enough ambiance. The weather was perfect and the water temps were cool and pleasant. Enjoy! (The date on the video is incorrect...it was Saturday 10/3, rather than 10/4)

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pm88xb1liqd5cin/Red%20Bank.mp4…

The Lunar Eclipse from Belize

On September 27th, I created a video of the lunar eclipse...some explanation needed. Unfortunately, the Blood Moon did not show up here, However, I did catch it to the total eclipse. There is considerable motion due to using a telephoto lens with the camera mounted on a tripod. The moon kept moving on me so I had to constantly reset the position. I took over 50 minutes of video and ended up with a four minute video set to Van Morrison's "Moondance." I hope you enjoy it! (I upload now to Dropbox.com)

Click here to watch the video

"The Pirates of Frigate Caye!"

The local Weekend Wanderers - Belize FB group went sailing on a 40 foot Catamaran on 9/19/2015. Frigate Caye is a 1.4 acre island 8 miles off shore from Placencia, Belize. Nineteen of us motored out to the Caye ( pronounced "key") and spent the day snorkeling, swimming, sunbathing, eating, and just lounging around.  The "Pirates"  were all expats, save one.  Oh! One more thing...the Caye is for sale for $350,000!

Here is a composite video that should make you jealous that you are missing such amazing adventures!

FRIGATE CAYE

Blue Hole National Park 8/21/15

I had a very relaxing day with several Belize friends last Friday as we took a day trip to the Blue Hole in the mountains. and took about a mile hike through the jungle. Instead of writing a big narrative, I'll let this video I put together express the beauty of the day. It was a very humid day, and of course hot, but in the cold waters and shade of the blue hole. It was a special treat.

Blue Hole Video

Moho Caye

A few days ago, last Thursday to be exact, I traveled with the local "Thrill Seeker" group of about 18 by boat to the Moho Caye about 11 miles SE of Placencia and about a 40 minute ride. As you will see from the video (click here to see it on Dropbox,) the ride over was a rough one, reminding me of a really rough roller coaster ride! Once to this small spit of land, we spent the day swimming , snorkeling and eating BBQ chicken and side eats prepared by our boat Captain and his assistant. It turned out to be such a serene day, that my video reflects the general mood most of us experienced. It was such a beautiful day!
Here are two photos, one a view of the island, the other a map of the caye's general location

"WelcomeTo Placencia": Poet Bob

The Poet of Placencia: Poet Bob

Over the next few months, I am going to video Bob reciting his favorite poems. In fact, he is working on a digital version of his collection of written works to be available for sale at a future time. His entire videography will be available on Youtube, as a friend in the States has a site already created, devoted to Bob's poetry. He also has three poems in card format, this one of them.

We were talking up at the Above Grounds coffee shop last week and I offered to video him reciting.This is the first of many to come; filmed in the backyard of the coffee shop. For now though here is his "Welcome to Placencia" poem, spoken by the author himself...one he usually recites at local outdoor venues here in Placencia for tourists...enjoy Poet Bob! (Hint: Bob has well over one hundred original poems devoted to memory! Not bad for 70!)

"Welcome To Placencia!" by Poet Bob