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1
Meet at Seaside Raddison for get acquainted, briefing, cruise plan,
last minute shopping, communications and etc. Board at the Raddison
Dock and get familiar with your crew and yacht. Get underway and
head for Robinson Point Cayes, (approximately two hours) where we
will anchor for the night. Dine on board, relax and get settled
in.
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Day
2
Sunrise over the Belize Reef! Breakfast at anchor. Go ashore, swim,
visit with lighthouse keeper and family, drop off some supplies,
get some coconuts and home made buns, set sail for Turneffe Atoll
outside the main reef (approximately three hours). Anchor at Douglas
Caye, uninhabited, and have lunch aboard. Explore the large central
lagoon byskiff, view wildlife, go sport fishing or just relax on
board; appetizers, sundowners, music, dinner, conversation and count
the stars.
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3
Breakfast on board, swim, snorkel, identify corals and tropical fish
and cruise in the inflatable. Weigh anchor and set sail for Caye Bokel
(two hours) at the southern end of Turneffe Islands Atoll. Find secure
anchorage and visit Turneffe Island Lodge, a remote sport fishing
resort, for lunch ashore. Explore the old lighthouse ruins and the
mangrove cayes of the southern lagoon. Try your hand at afternoon
spear fishing, walk a deserted beach or read a good book. Dine on
board. How about "catch of the day"?
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4
Set sail early, south along the outside of the barrier reef for
Tobacco Caye Split (three to four hours). Find comfortable anchorage
inside the reef in the Tobacco Caye Range, picturesque, palm studded
islands. This area is great for snorkeling, kayaking or exploring.
Maybe take a launch into Stann Creek Settlement, a Garifuna village,
(one hour); shop the local market, walk through town or have a cold
one in a colorful local establishment. Return to aboard, dine, relax,
recount the day's events, lights out.
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5 
Pick our way southward in protected waters, through the cayes and
numerous coral reefs, to Moho. This Robinson Crusoe type island is
great for beach combing, swinging hammocks or having a bar-b-q ashore.
Collect blue crabs at night for a coconut crab curry. See the hawksbill
turtles, graceful leopard rays and soaring frigate birds. Pelicans
and porpoises will visit you. By now you are tan and relaxed and trying
to figure out how to stay longer, maybe forever.
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6
Cruise to Pt. Placencia, a Creole village on the southern coast of
Belize. Placencia has beautiful beaches, nice restaurants, interesting
shops and wonderful people. Sometimes there will be other cruisers
in port from distant lands. It's a fun and safe place to really let
your hair down, plenty of small seaside clubs and always good music
and dancing. Dinner ashore, party with new friends, watch a movie
on board, plan tomorrow's activities.
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7 
So many options; go to Monkey River for a step back in time, take
scuba lessons, kayak through the mangrove lagoons, visit Seine Bight
village and see the Djankunu dancers, go coconut bowling, walk the
beaches, relax on board, ride the wild hammock. Have a farewell
party, exchange addresses, one more fabulous dinner on board, count
the stars once again. Peaceful island sleep.
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8
Rise early, smell the espresso, feel the gentle trade winds, take
a swim, walk on the beach, hit the local bakery, pack your bag and
all your memories, head for the airstrip, enjoy a quick, scenic
hop right to Belize International Airport. Until next time.
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