Great read, great addition to the board and I don't think the social commentary aspect detracts in any way. I'm very glad you left it in.

Awesome Barb, you must be exhausted from all that writing and need another vaca!


Is Ms. Helen the mother of the awesome young woman manning the desk at Grand Caribe, who used to work at Banana Beach's travel shop? How's that for asking a question without naming names

Thanks. I do need another vacation! But I need some business to justify it... Next Belize trip will be for BETEX 2010 in June.
KLC - I don't know.

Thanks for sharing a great trip report!!

barb - you & i see things so much the same. i really enjoy reading both your thoughts and observations.

still waiting for you to offer me that associate's job....

Thanks. I could have hired you last year. This year I have hardly enough business for me to keep in business!

Barb, Just got around to reading all your report, and it's terrific. This summer on my "grand rounds" I stayed at, or at least stopped by, many of the same places you did and generally agree with your observations.

Thanks for the great report ... and business will be better soon, I guarantee it!

--Lan Sluder

Thanks Lan. I appreciate your opinion. Yeah, biz has picked up a slight bit as the weather gets colder in the Northeast & midwest. Geez....never thought I'd be hoping for snow and freezing weather! ;-(

barb - you KNOW i don't require pay or anything...it'd be enough to be able to write off all my travel expenses....ha!

and, dear travel industry, its the HORRID HORRID HORRID AIRFARES TO BELIZE that are keeping a lot of us away lately (BZ lost at least 2 trips out of the Wests this year alone, and forget spring 2010 as well)

get someone to fix that and we'll be back in a flash.....

Ditto on sweetjane's post.