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16 Mayıs 2024
How to start regarding Hickatee Cottages? Firstly we had a great time, we were only there for three nights and we really enjoyed our stay. We were met by Ali when we arrived and she gave us a briefing on the facilities, essentially the Ex-Servicemen’s Bar. There are full cooking facilities here, a cooker, fridge-freezer, all the cutlery, crockery, pots and pans that you could want as well as a stocked bar with spirits and a fridge filled with beers and soft drinks. As we had breakfast and dinner included as part of our package, having confirmed no allergies or other food issues, Ali simply informed us of arrangements for our food to arrive (what time did we want to eat). On the first day we had turned up about 1.30pm so having stored our luggage in our cottages we followed one of the longer trails that has been cut into the rainforest around the site, it was a reasonably long trail and took around an hour. We followed up by taking dips in the plunge pool to help cool down and generally lazing around. In the evening Ali brought us Chicken Cacciatore that she had cooked herself, while apologising that it wasn’t as good as food provided by local Belizean restaurants. We loved it, it was delicious and our only issue was that the amount provided was too much for us to finish. I might as well emphasise this now rather than repeat it later, I don’t think we managed to finish any meal that we were served and both of us are good eaters; I struggle to stop myself overeating. Our other evening meals both came from local restaurants and were also excellent, as were the breakfasts that were served to us. With a bottle of beer or occasionally two after dinner we were more than replete. On our final morning we were provided with a “light” breakfast of egg and bacon filled tortillas, some local onion hot sauce, pancakes with syrup, a large serving of fruit and of course fruit juice and coffee. Our bags were taken and loaded into the car and then Ali drove us down to the airport in plenty of time for our flight. While we were at Hickatee we went on a Chocolate/Mayan experience day with a side trip to a local river/pool for a swim and then a stop off at a chocolate factory to buy some of their products with Bruno a local guide (and man of many hats). The following day we did a wander around the local market and the centre of Punta Gorda followed by a visit to the Falling Stones Butterfly Farm all of which was managed by Ali herself; both these trips I will review separately in their own right. We were unfortunately only at Hickatee Cottages for three nights, two full days, so there is much I cannot in all fairness cover. I would add a word or two of warning. The Hickatee Cottages web site warns people to expect insects, I would just emphasise this, it seems obvious to me but I know some people can be fairly obtuse about such things. Following on from this if you plan to set foot into the rainforest at any point make sure you have solid footwear (not open soled san
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