Two weeks in idyllic Caye Caulker

I spent an incredible two weeks with the enthusiastic young leaders of Frontier's Marine and Conservation project in Belize. Based on the sparsely inhabited northern isle of Caye Caulker, the isolated camp at the ranger station is very basic, but as back to nature as you can want short of settling under a palm tree. The project was still in start-up phase when I was there, but the team running the scheme have a clear idea on the objectives and science of the project, which has the close cooperation of Belize's Fisheries Department. I was not there long enough to really contribute to any science, but did help dry-run some of the regular tasks: training in fish, coral and habitat identification, and also participated in marine surveys. I was already PADI trained, so skipped a big part of joining a project like this in getting dive-qualified. But as I was much older than the normal target participant for a project like this, what I took away from my experience was always going to be different. And it was encouraging and inspiring watching the young people leading this scheme and I cannot speak highly of a great group of people. The people, isolation of the camp, basic living and beautiful location make up a fantastic experience for me.