# Tranquil, relaxing Caribbean resort sought **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquil-relaxing-caribbean-resort-sought/488854 "2009-03-09T17:48:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquil-relaxing-caribbean-resort-sought/488854/21 "2009-03-11T18:30:43Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > **Morbo** , you say the snorkeling is better in Belize. What is it you prefer there? We’ve heard good things about Ambergris Kaye’s beaches but an earlier thread here cautioned that there was a lot of sea grass and kind of difficult to get away from. I’m the only one that going to SCUBA but everyone will be snorkeling pretty heavy. Although the water is fantastic, there was much more marine life to be found on Belize. We stayed at Kaye Caulker, which isn’t all that spectacular for beaches, but from Kaye Caulker (or Ambergris) you can have a guide take you out to Shark Ray Alley, where we saw: Dozens of [nurse](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb08c57b003000000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/)[sharks](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb0803aa008200000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/), [turtles](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb09ceaa603000000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/), [lobster](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb09d3a620aa00000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/), [morays](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb083907003200000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/), [rays](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb09fa6be1db00000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/), [octopi](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb0939d320aa00000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/), and [even](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb094f2ba15900000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/) [a](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb0965c8a1af00000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/) [couple](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb09ae0660ac00000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/) [of](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb081f8600a000000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/) [Manatees](http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b5d835b3127ccecb09bdb8a1b300000010O08BatWbZq0bA9vPho/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/). (Which was beyond question the coolest animal I have ever seen up close). Note: All pictures taken by me / my wife in Shark Ray Alley. The snorkelling in Anguilla consisted mostly of the same kinds of fish you would see anywhere. Which was great, but couldn’t hold a candle to Belize. However, the beaches were ten times better in Anguilla. Just so you know, Ku is on Shoal Bay East, which is a little farther from the “action” if you can call it that. Not that it was too difficult to drive wherever you wanted to go. Also bear in mind that you **must** get one of the deluxe ocean view rooms there - all the others aren’t anywhere near as nice as those rooms. Hope this helps, and have fun! ::jealous:: ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquil-relaxing-caribbean-resort-sought/488854/22 "2009-03-16T17:16:35Z")
All that hard work linking pictures, and it’s a threadkiller. ::sniff:: ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquil-relaxing-caribbean-resort-sought/488854/23 "2009-03-16T17:33:26Z")
Don’t fret, my friend. This ‘still’ water thread is simply running deep. Everyone’s comments, yours included, have sparked some offline discussion and investigation, that’s all. **anu-la1979** and I had PM’d specifics on issues comments here raised, I’ve been looking at sites and reservations for many of the islands mentioned, have contacted more friends to see if they knew of private homes on St. John for example, as **Pundit Lisa** suggests, have been checking on “rainy seasons” for some of the more attractive suggestions, etc. These were all spot on and of HUGE benefit to our search. Thank you all very much! ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquil-relaxing-caribbean-resort-sought/488854/24 "2009-03-16T17:44:06Z")
FYI - I paid less than $300 for my ticket to Roatan from Chicago on Taca Airlines. Their sale is still running (and includes other cities), but the flight times are a bit weird (we leave ORD at 3:50 am) and some itineraries have like 3 stops on the way. However, I was able to grab an itinerary with only two stops there and one on the way back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tranquil-relaxing-caribbean-resort-sought/488854.md?page=1)