A buddy and I have this grand idea! This might sound a little crazy or childish, but what the heck, it'd be a blast.
In order to make it work we need quite a few people to join in and split costs...it wouldnt be much.
I posted this on spearboard as well, just thought I'd throw it out to you guys too!
We found a private deserted island in Belize to rent for a week. We want to get there and build some primitive shelters and play survivorman on the deserted island. Of course, we will rent a boat and do a crapload of spearfishing. We'd hire a local captain for the first day or two until we learn where to go. We are going to video tape all of it, above and under the water, and make DVD's. Man vs. Wild. Build shelters, spearfish, hunt for conch, lobster and crab, eat only what we catch and some native fruits, scuba dive, play some primitive games, blowgun paintball wars, bon fires, bbq's, whatever. Sit around and tell spearfishing stories. Bring a hammock and just relax whenever...no schedule, no tourists, no worries.
Even though I will freedive for spearfishing, I am also a scuba instructor, and I would rent some gear and certify anyone who came and wanted to. Great diving down there. The reef comes right up to the island, and it drops off just a little ways out from shore to about 60ft.
The island is pretty big... like 20 acres. Dense mangrove forest. Small sandy areas on shoreline...not a large white sand beach. The same guy that we can rent the island from has a house in Belize City with A/C and showers if anyone wants to go spend some time on the mainland. He said he'd rent that out as well.
So all this, the house, the whole island, the boat, the scuba gear, the captain, the food, we are looking at around 2k each if we get enough people. Small price for the adventure of a lifetime!
Dates we are looking at are: February 5th - February 12th, 2010.
Anyone want in? If so, pm me and we can discuss details. I will update the thread with the number of solid commitments. Once we get a good size group, we'll collect deposits to hold spots.
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I posted this on spearboard as well, just thought I'd throw it out to you guys too!
We found a private deserted island in Belize to rent for a week. We want to get there and build some primitive shelters and play survivorman on the deserted island. Of course, we will rent a boat and do a crapload of spearfishing. We'd hire a local captain for the first day or two until we learn where to go. We are going to video tape all of it, above and under the water, and make DVD's. Man vs. Wild. Build shelters, spearfish, hunt for conch, lobster and crab, eat only what we catch and some native fruits, scuba dive, play some primitive games, blowgun paintball wars, bon fires, bbq's, whatever. Sit around and tell spearfishing stories. Bring a hammock and just relax whenever...no schedule, no tourists, no worries.
Even though I will freedive for spearfishing, I am also a scuba instructor, and I would rent some gear and certify anyone who came and wanted to. Great diving down there. The reef comes right up to the island, and it drops off just a little ways out from shore to about 60ft.
The island is pretty big... like 20 acres. Dense mangrove forest. Small sandy areas on shoreline...not a large white sand beach. The same guy that we can rent the island from has a house in Belize City with A/C and showers if anyone wants to go spend some time on the mainland. He said he'd rent that out as well.
So all this, the house, the whole island, the boat, the scuba gear, the captain, the food, we are looking at around 2k each if we get enough people. Small price for the adventure of a lifetime!
Dates we are looking at are: February 5th - February 12th, 2010.
Anyone want in? If so, pm me and we can discuss details. I will update the thread with the number of solid commitments. Once we get a good size group, we'll collect deposits to hold spots.
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