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National Geographic
Adventure, Wild Islands! Where to Get Lost, February 2007
"Somewhere out there is a little slice of paradise with your name
written in the sand. Whether you want to kiteboard across an archipelago
or dive off a luxe live-aboard, these ten island base camps--from
Bora-Bora to the British Virgin Islands--will satisfy the explorer and
escapist in you. No time to overland it to your place in the sun?
Slickrock's Adventure Island on Glover's Reef Atoll is just two hours by
boat from Belize City."
US Airways, Belize
Unplugged, October 2006
"We slow down as the island comes into
focus. Conversations stop, iPods turn off, and we all stick our heads out
the windows to get a better look. 'It doesn't seem real,' someone
whispers. While many private islands make a lot of noise about forgetting
the outside world, this one means it."
Paddler, Pampered Paddling: A Worldwide Sampler of
Where to Get Coddled in Your Kayak or Canoe, July/August 2006
"The next day we sample the Mopan River’s Class III rapids before
traveling to Long Caye on Glover’s Reef, one of only four coral atolls in
the western hemisphere. The island is the exclusive domain of Slickrock,
and it’s a kayaker’s dream. A thatched roof shelters a fleet of sea
kayaks and surf boats, and the island provides perfect opportunities for
both, not to mention world-class fishing, snorkeling, scuba and
wind-surfing. The sheltered lagoon stretches for miles to the east and
north, while the windward shore sports an active surf break."
<Slickrock's
island and equipment featured in a Paddler Magazine ad for
Stohlquist Waterware
in the May/June 2006 issue of Paddler. Photo by Jim Stohlquist.
Deseret News,
Belize: World-class diving attracts adventurers, but that's not all there is to
do, June 25, 2006
"When you walk into the cabana you see two narrow beds, a plank
floor and a ceiling made of palms. The windows have shutters — but no glass or
screens. Your first impression is "Scout Camp." But by the next day you are
thinking "Heaven." You've realized why people come to Belize. They come here so
they can fall asleep to the sound of waves and wake up to the sun shining pink
on the mangrove trees."
National Geographic Traveler, Unplugged Islands,
May/June, 2005
"I settle into a daily
routine centered around the natural world. During the new moon, a hatch of baby
sea turtles erupts from the sand, struggling frantically to get to the ocean. We
put them in buckets and release them beyond the surf. One morning, as I sit on
my porch sipping coffee, I spot an osprey diving for its breakfast. Then I see
porpoises leap from the water in a synchronized dance. As the tides go out, I
watch crabs and octopuses crawl through tidal pools. I can sit all morning and
think of nothing in particular, no schedules, no plans for the day. I just
stare. The longer I’m here, the more I surrender to this timeless existence."
New York Times, Far From the Bubblin' Crowd, October 31,
2004.
"Experienced divers exploring such popular Caribbean spots
as Little Cayman's Bloody Bay Wall or the Wreck of the Rhone in the British
Virgin Islands have become well acquainted with the telltale sign of underwater
traffic jams: circles of dive boats moored at the busiest destinations. Avoiding
the crowds may require making an extra plane connection, but the compensations
for the added travel are less crowded, more tranquil wonders above and below
water. Here are four somewhat off-the-beaten-track destinations that should
guarantee more fish life than fellow divers."
 >Slickrock's
island and equipment made the Spring 2004 NRS Catalog. Photos by
Keith Fialcowitz. River Readings, Newsletter of the Lehigh Valley Canoe Club,
Rabbit Envy, May/June 2004.
"Slickrock's resort is on a 13-acre private island named
Long Caye. The island
resort is complete with all the water toys, comforts, and natural beauty one
could hope for, including a junk food bunny appropriately named Lucky. Seems he
gets to live in paradise while everyone else just visits. A very lucky rabbit
indeed!"
Daily Pilot, Nothing Buggy About
Belize, April 8, 2004.
"Sue had been apprehensive about traveling to Belize (she’s apprehensive about all my trips) but the
 promise
of warm water, snorkeling reefs so azure blue one feels they are floating in space, and the chance to kayak and wind
surf to her hearts content won her over. The charm of Long
Caye is that it is a water-lover’s paradise. They have sea kayaks, surf kayaks,
windsurfing, snorkeling and certified scuba all at your disposal. Picture a
group of 10-year-olds in a toy store and told, “play with anything you want,”
and you get the idea. Evenings found the competitive types playing volleyball, but I preferred
watching the sunset lounging in a hammock. The food was so good that despite
all the physical activity, most of us gained weight (except for Sue; she never
gains weight). Some guests blamed the weight gain on the unlimited beer, soft
drinks, and rum punch but they couldn’t possibly be correct. Beer and desserts
on vacation have no calories, right? ... I’m not too worried about the place
being overrun with tourists. Max capacity is 28 and the boat only runs twice a
week. Compare that to Ambergris Caye, where about 90% of the tourists in Belize
visit, which has 65 hotels with a capacity of 2,000 guests and 4,000 year-round
residents.'
Men's Journal, The 100 Best Trips on the Planet,
April, 2004.
"We chose the world's 50 best outfitters, then asked them about their coolest,
newest, most thrilling trips. Here's your ticket to the experience of a
lifetime. SLICKROCK ADVENTURES It's an odd name for a company that does
sea kayak trips in Belize. Never mind: At their 13-acre private island kayakers,
snorkelers, and divers explore one of the world's richest ecosystems."
Outside Traveler, The Sporty 40, Classic Destinations in
Mexico and Central America, 2004 Annual.
"At Slickrock, sea kayaking instruction is comprehensive but painless: No one's
barking orders, and by the second morning you can brave swells on the south side
of the island or paddle straight out from the north side and into an
82-square-mile lagoon, inside Glover's Reef."
Rockport Feat,
Water Worlds: Splash your
way through three adventure-filled trips, Spring/Summer 2003.
"Groups of 18 or less arrive via charter boat to Slickrock’s 13-acre tropical
island, Long Caye, where dozens of one- or two-person kayaks await. Guides
instruct visitors of all skill levels on rolling, entering and exiting the kayak
while in water, and other techniques. They also offer daily guided
kayaking tours around
the atoll’s shallow lagoon, where you can snorkel with barracudas, stingrays,
and sea turtles."
Newsweek, Travel/Belize, March 3, 2003.
"Scuba divers have flocked to Belize—the English-speaking paradise between
Guatemala and Mexico—ever since Jacques Cousteau explored the massive barrier
reef and legendary Blue Hole. But landlubbers will also find plenty of earthly
delights."
National
Geographic Adventure, The World's 25 Greatest Adventures--And How to Do Them
Now, February, 2003
"Maybe given a thousand lifetimes you could do it all...— all without
sweating your schedule. But odds are, you don't have a thousand lifetimes. Odds
are, you have just a few weeks a year. Which is all the more reason to make sure
you don't miss the planet's greatest experiences. And why, in the current
climate of unrest and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to be
selective.... And that means playing it smart—especially in choosing a
destination and finding an outfitter with local savvy. Here are 25 classic trips
that are right for today, along with the outfitters who can get you there and
back safely—in one lifetime or less."
Blue, The Dive Trip; Belize: Long Caye, annual issue,
2002/2003.
"Belize's stellar diving owes mostly
to its unique geological position. For the past 80 million years, North American
and Caribbean tectonic plates have moved past each other under the southern edge
of the Yucatan. Fault lines separate the shallow Caribbean shelf from its North
American counterpart. Belize's Cayes— there are dozens—sit atop this
intersection, perfectly positioned to access the massive wall created by the
opposing plates. This wall plunges 12,000 feet down and teems with marine life."
 <Slickrock's
island and equipment made the 2003 cover of the Werner Paddles Catalog. Photo by
Keith Fialcowitz.
Islands,
Where the Adventures Are, November 2001.
"By
now surely all island-lovers have heard of Ambergris Cay and Cay Caulker,
off Belize's barrier reef, the world's second largest. But still farther
east of the reef lie three atolls covering nearly 400 square miles of
ocean; of those Glover Reef is the most distant..., the
biologically richest site in the Caribbean." Outside,
Lead Us Into Temptation, November 2001.
"Sapphire-blue seas, the world's second-longest
barrier reef, and six palm-studded cays crying out for the creak of a
hammock...all in an 82-square-mile lagoon." Women
Sports Illustrated, Wave Therapy, Paddling Paradises Guarantee Peace of Mind,
November 2001.
"Sea kayaking's fundamental ease is more Zen than lazy: The rhythmic
paddling motion allows you to open your mind and senses to the natural elements
above and below." National
Geographic Adventure, Island in the Rough, February 2001.
"A primitive resort in Belize's remotest atoll: proof that good thing
happen when river guides run paradise."
Canoe
& Kayak, Adventure In Belize A TO Z,
August 2000.
"With 10 guest cabins, a half-dozen tent
palapas, solar showers, a composting toilet, three dozen sea kayaks, a bunch of sailboards and surf kayaks, a dive shop, and a freezer permanently loaded with Fanta sodas and Belikin beers,
Erdman's camp truly is about as close to paradise as the active leisure seeker can get."
Windsurfing,
AKA Belize, Island Off the Path,
July 2000.
"Anyone can go to a place like Maui or Aruba, where the conditions are always perfect, but traveling to a place with an unknown breeze is like investing in amazon.com rather than IBM.
If you go to Aruba and the wind doesn’t blow, you’re bummed. You go to Belize and it blows; you’re stoked. And guess what; it blows there. Amazon just tripled!"
American
Way, Ready for Action,
The No-Wimp Trip to Belize, March 2000.
"It’s no surprise Belize is fast becoming one of the favored adventure-travel playgrounds in the Caribbean; the number of annual visitors has increased more than eighty percent since the early 1990’s. But with so many outdoorsy options to choose from, how can you settle on one, or even two? Slickrock Adventures has conveniently solved that problem with its Adventure Week, a veritable greatest hits of Belize."
Modern Maturity, Trip
Finder, December 1999.
"We've all had the desert-island fantasy: palm trees, coconuts, blue water, and
nobody around. Well, that's Long Caye, one of Belize's innumerable offshore
islands and protected by Glover's Atoll. Paddle on." OnLine
Investor, Going the Distance:
A new world of hard-adventure travel to explore on the Net, May/June
1999.
"Aren’t vacations supposed to be relaxing respite from the mad rush of modern life? Well, 31 million Americans don’t think so. That’s how many people in five years opted to get away from the tedium of everyday existence with
'hard-adventure vacations,' ... and many planned their heart-pumping thrills while sitting on their butts in front of a computer screen."
Escape, Trail
Mixing, April 1999.
"On a nine-day tour with Slickrock Adventures, the McAlisters went biking
through a tropical rainforest, hiking to Mayan ruins, rafting a Class IV river,
paddling an underground stream and sea kayaking, snorkeling and scuba diving
along the world's second largest barrier reef. Mc Alister could have added
windsurfing to the list, but he opted for a training session on a hammock
instead."
Paddler,
12 Top Jungle Rivers, January/February 1999.
"When a team of British army adventurers
first ran Belize's Macal River in the early 1980s, little did they know that --
despite the many Class VI portages -- they had stumbled on a run destined to be
a jungle classic." Continental,
Paradise Found, Desert-Island Fantasy Comes True off the Coast of Belize,
February 1998.
"We were seeking the most enduring of travelers' fantasies, the deserted
tropical island in the middle of nowhere -- a place to be a castaway, to sleep
in a hammock under the stars and the palm trees, to eat fish you catch yourself,
to drink coconut milk from the husk, perhaps to find romance." Outside
Travel Guide, Sea Kayaking
Long Caye, Belize, 1997/1998.
"Daily
sea-kayaking instruction is comprehensive but painless: No one's barking
orders, and by the third morning you'll be planning a half-day paddle to
nearby Middle Caye or learning how to do a roll. And instead of cramming
the kayaks with tents and sleeping bags for an island-to-island camping
trip, your home for the week is a cozy thatch-roof cabana on stilts --
complete with private hammock, a kerosene lamp for reading, and the
sound of crashing waves to lull you to sleep." Outside,
And After Your Vacation, Take a Vacation, September 1997.
"Despite its name -- Belize Adventure Week
-- Slickrock Adventures Inc.'s nine-day tour of this gorgeous little
nation blithely involves as much hedonism as heroism. For four days,
you're expected to crisscross Belize on 'every form of
transportation imaginable.'" Islands,
Belize: Kayaking the Cays, December 1991.
"Coral gardens encircle the island, and at one point I find myself drifting over fan corals that wave back and forth in the current like a crowd watching a tennis match. A few minutes later I see a large conch shell on the bottom in about 20 feet of water, a faint trail in the sand behind it." |
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Slickrock Adventures
POB 1400
Moab, UT 84532
Toll Free: (800) 390-5715
Toll: (435) 259-4225
Fax: (435) 259-6996
Physical Address in Moab:
59 E. Center #C
E-mail:
slickrock@slickrock.com
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PHOTO CREDITS
TOP IMAGE: BILL HATCHER
ALL OTHER PHOTOS: KEITH FIALCOWITZ
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