Ambergris Caye

Ambergris Caye, which is 25 miles long, is Belize’s largest and most developed island.

According to Ambergris Caye history, Spanish conquistadors originally explored Belize and claimed it for Spain, but they decided not to settle it because of a lack of resources. They eventually handed the colony over to the British, who declared it a British colony. Today, it’s still a Commonwealth country and the official language of the country is English, not Spanish and almost everyone in the country speaks it, which is quite odd as it’s completely the opposite of you cross the border into neighboring Mexico and Guatemala.

Even if Belize is firmly located in Central America, both islands we've visited have a distinctly Caribbean vibe to it.  Belize feels less like a Latin country, and more like a Caribbean one, we particularly noticed it in Caye Caulker.

Unlike Caye Caulker, there is a beach here. Its pretty small and a 30 minute golf cart ride but it was nice to swim and stick our feet in the sand in the afternoon! It's called Secret Beach but hardly a secret anymore...it was packed. The drinks were sooo insanely expensive, like 15usd per drink!!! crazy. I brought my own water hahaha.

Ambergris Caye runs right along the reef and no matter where you are along the beach, the view is spectacular. This was a 1 minute walk from our hotel!

Our hotel was so good!! Amazing pool and it was also a Taco bar where they had such good food and drinks.
Relaxing is officially done for a few days as we head tomorrow for San Ignacio where we tour some caves and ruins and waterfalls!