Re: night beach walking
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09/03/04 01:54 PM
09/03/04 01:54 PM
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Aeriel
I want to start out by saying that I do not live on AC, only an infrequent visitor. From everything I have read in their local paper the crime rate is up. Your question is very difficult to answer because what you might consider 'safe', somebody else might see as not safe or visa-versa. Do I think you are going to be shot while visiting? No. The likelyhood of something happening to you is very slim if you take precautions that you would take visiting anywhere: do not go somewhere by yourself, pay attention to the people around you and to what is going on around you, if you see some unsavory characters hanging around tell somebody or leave (making sure they do not follow you). I would hazard to say, in my 'I don't live there' view that you don't have anything to worry about. Ambergris Caye is not full of the crowds you have at some other Carrib. destinations so this, I believe, makes it a bit safer.
I can say that when we were there in July, we did not physically see any 'bad' people but then we were mostly looking at the beautiful views.
We DID walk on the beaches at night but we stayed on the North end where there isn't much activity at night. Many others on this board say they frequently walk the beaches at night and the only thing they worry about is bumping into a palm tree or having a coconut fall on their head.
BTW the roads are not lonely, especially in the day. How long has it been since you have been to AC?
My overall rating for myself is SAFE.
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Re: night beach walking
#91466
09/03/04 06:57 PM
09/03/04 06:57 PM
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Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 156 Florida
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You may want to consider carrying MACE at night. Just don't pack it in your carry-on luggage.
gforrest.imageculture.com
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Re: night beach walking
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09/03/04 07:35 PM
09/03/04 07:35 PM
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Joined: Nov 2000
Posts: 8,880 Canada
seashell
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Good grief!! Mace . . sheesh, I hope that is a joke.
If you are that worried about such things, carry a whistle with you on a string around your neck. That way you can quickly draw far more attention to yourself than any attacker would wish for. Not to mention scaring the bejeezus out of him. Another thing that you can do if someone decides to try and rob you, assuming you don't have a whistle (or mace), start screaming "fire" at the top of your lungs. While not many may pay as much attention when you scream for help, most everyone will rally for a fire.
Don't carry all of your money with you, don't wear expensive jewelry and always look like you know where you are going. If you don't act like a victim, chances are you won't become one.
A fish and a bird can fall in love, but where will they build their nest?
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Re: night beach walking
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09/03/04 09:02 PM
09/03/04 09:02 PM
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Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 156 Florida
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Sorry seashall, I'm dead serious. Being held up is no joke. I'll leave the whistle to you.
"If you don't act like a victim, chances are you won't become one."
How does one act like a victim when walking (any)beach at night, with one's lady friend?
Case in point, a young man and his 18 year old date were attacked on a Florida Beach at night by two thugs. She was raped and he was beat up and forced to watch the rape. Incidently, the beaches here are 100 yds wide, very unlikely anyone would even hear a whistle.
gforrest.imageculture.com
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Re: night beach walking
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09/03/04 09:23 PM
09/03/04 09:23 PM
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Joined: Nov 2000
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seashell
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We are talking about San Pedro, not a Florida Beach.
As for not acting like a victim, that merely means that you walk with authority and/or an alert air about you.
For example, also not in San Pedro, but when walking to your car in a parkade especially at night, first you look around, then keeping alert, you walk briskly to your vehicle, shoulders back, strong stride, keys at the ready, nothing in your hands or arms to impede you in a struggle. On the other hand, if you walk into the parkade, hesitate, looking frail and scared, you might look like an easy target.
A fish and a bird can fall in love, but where will they build their nest?
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