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Belize it or not: Getting away from it all
Greetings from Belize.I took this photo just a few days ago from the plane (hence the quality), during one of my island-hopping trips between Belize City and the island of Ambergris Caye.
Check it out. Some guy built a house on a tiny island in the middle of the ocean several miles of the coast of Belize.
I think that qualifies as "wanting to get away from it all."
Can you imagine bringing all the wood and building equipment here on boat? What happens when the hurricane season comes? I know hurricanes are not too frequent in this area, but still. A big storm could probably blow this house right in the ocean.
I'd love to meet this person. I picture him looking like Robinson Crusoe. I would be very disappointed to find a white-collar dude trying to create his own personal tax haven. (God knows Belize attracts those people.)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nick Hawkins Jul 18th 2008 2:51PM
Fix your Wikipedia link, please. :)
Iva Skoch Jul 18th 2008 3:19PM
You mean to tell me you don't want to read about ambergris, the "dull gray or blackish color flammable substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales"?? :-)
Ambergris Caye is actually named after ambergris, which washed ashore here.
But I fixed the link. Thanks.
Nick Hawkins Jul 18th 2008 4:39PM
Actually I bookmarked it because digestive excretions of sperm whales is totally awesome and worthy of future blog posts.
You need to find out more about that house - who it belongs to, where it is, and most importantly - how we can get our own.
sherie Jul 20th 2008 1:08PM
more about that house please!..with pictures!
Iva Skoch Jul 21st 2008 1:58PM
I am trying to get my hands on some more info about this guy (apparently it's a guy who built the house himself by bringing all the wood and construction material there from the mainland). I'll see what I can do. I'd love to meet him myself.
sherie Jul 22nd 2008 12:24AM
thanks..I appreciate it.