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Can't say I have ever been to a Booze Cruise on land before ha ha. Thursday Night 'Booze Cruise' at Catamaran Bar Every Thursday Night at Catamaran Beach Bar (Caribbean Villas Hotel), please join us for our weekly 'Booze Cruise' guaranteed not to make you seasick! Featuring Live Music by the Small World Band from 6 to 10 pm, the finest Chicken Lime Curry in the World, Fire Dancing, Raffles and much more... Win great prizes, including rooms at Pedro's Hotel and Caribbean Villas.

Got the official details about this weekends Kite Competition so I figured I may as well post it sooner than later so you can mark on your calendar. So far we have 4 invites for Sunday afternoon definitly planning on this event as I can't wait to see the kites - will have to see which of the others we make it to. Eiden Salazar and Reef Radio presents.... Moose's Children's Annual Kite Competition Easter Sunday (April 12) From 11 am on at Crazy Canucks beach Top prize Moose will open a $200 savings account in the winners name at Belize Bank Second Prize Eiden Salazar will donate $100 to the second place winner Other prizes will be given for largest kite - smallest kite - prettiest kite - most creative -best overall flyer - highest flyer - longest time flyer friendliest flyer. Rules 1. Each contestant must build their own kite (parental assistance only is accepted) 2. each contestant must bring a really big smile and use it during the competition. In addition to all the compe...

Shout out to everyone that entered Belize Please 2009 and made it a big success. I would also like to thank my judges Maya Ruthie and Beth as well as the local businesses who donated prizes... Pedro’s Pizza - Tropic Air - Lime Bar & Grill - San Pedro Fitness Club - CG Esthetic - Hungry Monkey - San Pedro Sun - Sweet Basil - Tropic Air - Artistic Skin Designs - Quick silver messenger - Humming Bird Cafe - Pirates Pizza and Ambergris Today Just as I thought the judges had a tough choice on their hands and it took a while to sort through all 50 contestants - we had a nachos salsa and Collette's fabulous homemade hummus for brain food. There were 3 lap tops set up so each judge could view at their own pace and pick out their favorites. Then they compared lists and hashed it out to see which ones they all agreed on. After judging was done we all had a hunger going and chowed down on crock pot ribs and veggies - Beth's yummy pasta salad and Ruthie's divine chocolate fudge bro...

Hola everyone I just got an email from Forrest asking to help get the word out for voting for the BTB 9th National Tourism Awards. I hope you will go vote for your favorites... Voting ends midnight March 15th so please vote now The obvious categories we know are... Environmental organization of the year (ACCSD) Hotel of the Year Small Hotel of the Year Restaurant of the Year Tour Operator of the Year Tour Guide of the Year Small Vendor of the Year To vote go to http://www.travelbelize.org/award09.php Be ready with you nominee's name address, phone number, and a brief statement of why the nominee is deserving. For those of you voting out of the country the online phone book may be useful http://ambergriscaye.com/phonebook/index.html

PSA from Foths Dogs and Cats of San Pedro Have their Cake and Eat it Too Friends of the Humane Society (FOTHS), launched their fundraising drive at the Savour San Pedro Food Festival last Saturday evening with a scrumptious stall that no one wanted to miss. On offer were some of the most delicious cakes and cookies by some of the best cooks in San Pedro. Adults, children, tourists and pet owners all flocked to the stand to enjoy the creative collection of tasty treats. Not to be outdone, the dogs had their own selection of handmade, gourmet dog biscuits to choose from. FOTHS is working hard to raise money to improve the facilities for SAGA Humane Society. As the island grows, so does the pressure on the Humane Society to provide a good service to the whole community. Even people who don’t particularly care for animals benefit greatly from the work that SAGA does to reduce the stray population of cats and dogs in San Pedro. This is why facilities need to be improved and expanded to...

Laundry for Rent Since my first visit to San Pedro, I have been mesmerized by the beautiful colors and movement of the laundry decorating every street corner. My collection of photographs kept building and building, and finally I was able to narrow them down to a 25 page book. "Hanging Out In San Pedro" is already in the works. If you are interested in buying a copy, it is in Tammy's "Pages" bookstore in San Pedro and can be ordered from there. The price, including delivery is $40.00 US/ $80.00 BZ by Cindy Reinert - Changes in Latitudes .

I am in full out list mania right now - since yesterday lunch actually. I am going through all the Mexico bloggers blog rolls and compiling round 2 invitation to Blog Fiesta . If anyone would like to post the info on their blog please feel free. Erin Jo and Bronze were both laughing - here 10 days and they managed to make the front page of both papers for World Wetlands day. FYI from Foths... As you all know, Savour San Pedro Food Festival had to be rescheduled due to dreadful weather. So it is wonderful to be able to announce that the Friends of the Humane Society will be having their cake stand at the Food Festival this Saturday from 5:00pm. All monies raised will go towards helping SAGA to build new and better facilities for the abandoned, abused, neglected and sick animals they care for. Special thanks to Island Perk for selling cake and coffee for us, despite the rain and to Lime, who have been selling cakes all week. If you can donate a cake, cookies or other naughty delights...

tacogirl.com invites you to... Blog Fiesta at San Pedro Lobsterfest 2009 This year we are celebrating with a bang as San Pedro Lobsterfest has been named one of the World's 300 Greatest Events by WhatsOnWhen.com and Frommer's. There's no way to make a bigger bang than to invite all you bloggers down to join the festivities. Forums on: Blogging for pleasure, Monetizing your blog, Social Media Events include: Lobsterfest block party, Touring Ambergris Caye, Food and Fun We hope you will join us for the Ultimate Blog Fiesta in San Pedro Belize during Lobsterfest 2009. Friday June 19th to Monday June 22nd (We may add an extra day depending on who is coming and from where.) Accommodation location and pricing to be announced. Please RSVP so we can get a head count going. If you know other bloggers that might be interested, please pass this invitation along to them.

We are up early and getting ready to celebrate the importance of the mangroves in the first boat parade to create awareness. Soon we will be off to the Seaduced dock by the lagoon to meet the boat - I am sure there will be a quick stop at Rubys in there first. Boats will head down to Boca Ciega area. Stay tuned for pics... The Parade was great - about 14 boats turned up to support the cause. Erin made posters for Seaduced and we all pitched in on slogans. Elito talked about how mangrove roots create a seawall so baby fish can thrive until they are ready for open water. He also explained about all the wild life in that area and pointed out how the mangroves had lost their leaves as a result of hurricane Keith. We all agree it is so important to protect the wet lands to ensure a healthy future for all the nature that grows within them. For those of you who could not make the parade... There will be a poster contest in Central Park at 3:30 pm - please come show support to our young and ta...