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Easter, in the Belizean calendar, is that where one and all go on vacation - Businesses close in the cities and this leaves four days for everybody to relax and play. So this is our time to be centre of attention, a moment where Caye Caulker's population will triple in the next few hours and the entertainment has been laid on, Caye Caulker style!!!

Easter Temptation is being billed as the event not to mis (and I am inclined to believe them!!). The Palapa Garden (at the Centre of town, opposite Da Real Macaw) will be the focus of the weekend bringing Belize's Artist of the Year Nello Player and Federation 501 to entertain the crowds on Saturday night, dancing under the full moon!! On Sunday day there will be the Tour Guide's Association Sailing Regatta with both small and large boats and even windsurfs I believe. In the afternoon we are all looking forward to the games .. there are promised to be large cash prizes for Raggamuffin's Greasy Pole competition and many many more � fun for everybody!! And finally on Sunday night, the party will continue to 1am!

And this is not all .. the Split too will be having their own very impressive Easter bash. They have brought the live bands Electosounds (from Orange Walk) and also a band from Mexico - as well as porter toilets for our convenience later in the evening!! Once again, with a back drop of the moon plus the ocean view, revelers will be able to drink and dance until they drop!!!

So hurry, hurry, hurry - if your ticket is not already booked then you may miss out!!

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Right now, this place is a tourist's nightmare.
I'm guessing we should have booked a room somewhere else for the weekend.

I live by the airstrip and the music is loud. I can here it well from here. One needs to keep in mind this weekend is a blessing to locals that are always struggling to make ends meet. This weekend brings income to many poor families. This is usually a very sleepy little island, but Easter celebrations have always been big here, this year seems bigger than ever.

would be nice to have been warned. This was one of those wrong place at the wrong time moments that we will laugh about when remembering our visit to peaceful Caye Caulker.

Temptation begins and Raggamuffin Champions

For those of you who are not lucky enough to be with us, we will keep you updated on the excitement on Caye Caulker as much as possible. Although the party has officially not commenced, the stages are set and they far outweigh any that we have seen before here on Caye Caulker!!!

Alongside the excitement for the evening, the Tour Guide Association Sailing Regatta 2012 took place and once again, Raggamuffin's Crew were Champions taking 1st in the larger sailboat race and 2nd in the Open. Jimmy, Patrick, Jerry and Shane were the team that took honors (on the lovely Ragga Gal) - congratulations guys!

Easter Temptation at the Palapa Gardens looks set to be the place to be as the venue has been decked out with a lounge style furniture plus dancefloor, it looks too good to waste on just one nights events!!! Although nobody has been taking advantage of this area today, tonight will be a different thing as the DJ will make us understand why it has been named 'temptation'!!

The split is, as you would expect, crowded today with everybody doing their best to beat the heat. The new beach being put to use as the area where the band will be playing!

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Easter on Caye Caulker 2012

This year's Easters festivities were far the best that I have ever experienced in all my many years on this beautiful island. It was a combination of factors � both the Split's entertainment and Easter Temptation were excellent, the energy on Caye Caulker was a positive one and all were here to have fun, not to give trouble. The police presence was a positive and well organized and of course, the those whose responsibility was to keep our island clean worked hard at doing that!!

The Lobsterfest Committee need to be applauded for their Easter Temptation leaving us to only wonder how good this year's Lobsterfest will be!!! The venue was attractively put together, the line up kept everyone dancing all weekend long and their selection of games innovative and onlookers enjoyed them immensely. Raggamuffin sponsored the cash prize for the greasy pole - Ish did a fantastic job at the 'bottom man' but unfortunately his team was not the eventual winners.

The Split were not to be defeated and the new beach had three tents, a second Heinekan bar and even additional toilets for the event. This was definitely the location to be during the day yesterday as Electosounds played for the island - the surrounding water acting as a fantastic way to beat the heat whilst enjoy the party!

Congratulations to all involved in this Easter's celebrations - roll on Lobsterfest 2012 - it just cannot come quick enough!!

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