Either accommodation is extremely comfortable, but don’t look for televisions or wireless Internet. This is a true escape from reality, with sun, sand, and soft beds as the only distractions. (Both Internet access and televisions with DVD players are available in the main building’s library, if you have to be connected.) Once settled in, I hooked up with Amigos del Mar Dive Shop (www.amigosdive.com), one of the island’s most reputable dive companies, in order to get my Great Blue Hole fix, as well as the chance to experience a number of the other well-known diving spots around the reef.
Riding out to the sites on Amigos’ well-equipped boats with snorkelers and divers from around the globe as the brilliant sunshine illuminated the clean, clear waters made the whole experience a Bucket-List checkoff to remember. The sharks, rays, eels, and myriad tropical fish and beautiful reef formations we found under the warm water were just icing on the cake: Belize was everything I had hoped for, and I had only been there for a few short days.
