Thread: Posting to Belize!!!!

You'll probaly join this group if you do, but dont admit to what your drinking and you'd be fine ;) I drank in Raul's Rose Garden Belize | Facebook

I was there in 2007 over November and December. Lovely weather. Best experience of my Army career. Rauls was pretty good until the officers turned up pissed ... left at that point and had a few beers closer to camp. Would go back at the drop of a hat.

Originally Posted by DesktopCommando

You'll probaly join this group if you do, but dont admit to what your drinking and you'd be fine ;) I drank in Raul's Rose Garden Belize | Facebook

Where every customer comes first. Speak for yourself lofty......

Originally Posted by Ex-SHF-CFB

Don't forget the DEET/Jungle formula.
Question to anyone who's been recently - Is the Harrier that was left at the airport still there?
I was on the team from 1563 flt that put it there back in '95. Happy days.

Yes mate it was there three weeks ago when I dropped a friend off.


Couple of months ago me and the missus were sitting in Mr Greedy's in San Ignacio when this ugly old bloke and a pretty young lady asked if they could share the table, due to lack of space. Turns out it was Raul himself.

Originally Posted by marco_poloroid

Used to sign them out at the guardroom. They were really funny about taking them back for some reason.

I remember being Guard Commander and with F-all to at 1 in the morning, you'd sit there with a paper clip randomly stabbing the box. But apprently it was a common practice, so I was not alone.

Originally Posted by Ex-SHF-CFB

Going back to your original question - at the time I seem to recall I easily lived off my LOA which would have been between £200-300 per month. The exchange rate is about the same now at 3:1.
A bottle of Belican was set at $1 and the local rum - Crystal was approx. £3. Going rate at Rosies was £10ish if that's your thing.

Bloody Hell! £200 to £300 a month! Makes our fifty pence a day Op Banner money look a bit puny! I can well remember how 'chuffed' the boys were to get the £3.50 per week. It was always left as credits to draw for R and R.

I did 2 tours and they wereva greatbposting. Dont forget to post back the keys and turn off the lights

I remember standing at a mess bar and a chap came in with his wife and declared he was going to belize. We were just back and he asked for the gen. He was with his wife and he got the following reply. " Bloody awful place, stinking and with swamps and moquitoes in mass"

His wife left to talk with someone else, then with enthusiam he was told the truth; " Bloody wonderful place, discos every night. women galore and cheap beer, work finishes about 1pm every day!"