ext212 > americas > belize 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Caye Caulker: - The vinyl floor tiles of a bakery - Breakfast at Vespucci Cafe - Dessert at a fruit stand - The boy borrows Joe's bike while the lady borrows electricity from a store to turn on her blender 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

We were up and about before 9am the next morning so we visited the neighborhood bakery to try and buy the famous Caye Caulker johnny cakes. They were already sold out and we were told to try again at six the next morning. Yikes! Six is a little too early but I made a vow that I will not leave the caye until I've tasted the notorious cakes. Breakfast was at Vespucci Cafe where we had the usual fare of scrambled eggs with our pancakes and fruits. As usual, street vendors saved the day by providing us with beef pies: small and warm pie tarts with yummy warm beef ragout inside, and fresh watermelon juice. The lady juice maker bragged at how fresh her juice was. We knew because we watched her as she plugged in her extension cord at the tiny shack selling fish tacos on the main strip and dragged the cord to her mobile fruit stand to turn on her blender. Joe stopped when he saw us and the boy toyed with his bike while we waited for our fruit juice. By 10am, we reported to Carlos Tours for our second snorkeling trip, this time with a 96% chance of seeing manatees. Carlos looks Asian but it turns out he is originally from El Salvador -- he said most people mistake him for being Indonesian. He has been diving and snorkeling for years and in fact, he was the first to discover the manatees when he almost bumped into them while swimming. We signed up for a stop at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and a lunch trip to San Pedro, Ambergris Caye. If we didn't see a manatee today, we could at least say we were able to step foot on the most famous stop for scuba divers. Bakery It's a private residence across from Chan's Mini-mart with a step ladder to enter the house. Vespucci Cafe On Front Street a few yards away from Rasta Pasta. Our teenage waiter had a disturbing long pinky fingernail. Carlos Tours On Front Street. If you want to see a manatee, you gotta sign up with Carlos the night before you want to go. He knows his shit and you end up trusting him and his assistant, also named Carlos. Our snorkeling trip cost BZ$70 each, about US$35, and we stopped by San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, for lunch.