Michelle very graciously picked us up from the airport, gave a whirlwind verbal tour of Belize with helpful suggestions, rented out her car at a nominal price to us, even lent us bug-spray (since as noobs we hadn't thought to buy some :)

Her gecko lodge (geckos included gratis) is indeed very cute, clean, and quite convenient from the airport (though a wee bit isolated otherwise). The dogs are adorable and indefatigable when it comes to chasing coconuts around :)

A great base for exploring Belize, while staying away from Belize city.