Tobacco Caye, Belize

After a couple of days at Placencia, we hopped back on the old-American-School-bus turned Belizean-city-bus and headed north. We didn't have a destination in mind so when we met some cool guys from South Africa that were going to Tobacco Caye, we tagged along.

This was the boat I wrote about and this is what Tobacco Caye looked like.

There really wasn't much written about Tobacco Caye in the Lonely Planet and I am guessing it's because whoever wrote about it didn't ACTUALLY go there! It was incredible! We caught a water taxi ... an itty-bitty boat and we crammed about 14 people + luggage on it like sardines. The boat was so full that it was literally about 6 inches above the water on both sides and we were headed 45 minutes into the middle of the ocean. Sweet. Once again, Sarah and I were wondering exactly what we were doing! By the time we arrived at Tobacco Caye, we were all completely drenched and ready to step on dry land.

Tobacco Caye has 18 official residents and is about 5 acres of land. There are no stores, restaurants, roads, cars, bikes, etc. The only thing you can find here are hammocks, cabanas, bars, and snorkel equipment. Exactly what we wanted.... there weren't even hardly any tourists! Talk about a deserted island.

I loved this sign... it was so true!

This is where all 4 of us slept a few nights!

The price of our private cabin ($25) included 3 meals a day which we shared with 6 other travelers. We snorkeled right off the sand in the turquoise waters and saw incredible fish (Eagle Rays, Baracuda, parrot fish, sea cucumbers, butterfly fish, and even the rare Gurnet and lizardfish!)