Troy "Luckie" Nunez
Troy "Luckie" Nunez was born in 1980. Luckie spent his entire childhood in Hopkins. With 9 siblings, Luckie is number 5 of a family of 10 children. As a boy growing up he was the salesman of his family selling produce from the farm or pastries to help support the large family.
In 1993 he moved away from the coast to the capital city to live with his uncle who was better able to assist him to attend high school. Whenever he got a break to go back to Hopkins for a weekend, Luckie was sure to take advantage of the opportunity to be in the sea where he spent the most hours of his days in the village.
After finishing high school and spending 3 years in the Belize Defense Force, Luckie returned to Hopkins village where he started working in the tourism industry as a front desk clerk at a resort. While there he was allowed time off to take courses in diving and tour guiding. He attained his Belize tour guide's license as well as PADI Divemaster certification in 2003. In the beginning of 2004 he attended an Instructor Development Course and became a certified PADI Instructor on February 8, 2004. Since then Luckie has certified more than 1000 divers and has done more than 3000 dives (Nov. 2010). During his Divemaster Training Luckie vowed to his Instructor that he would be one of the best dive guides in Belize. Luckie has transferred all the knowledge and experience he obtained from his dive instruction career to his work with Happy Go Luckie Tours. We dont offer scuba diving but he has successfully introduced many people to the wonderful world of snorkelling, even teaching toddlers and getting people who don't swim or are fearful of the water to enjoy the underwater wonders of Belize.
Luckie is the head guide and boat captain and also manages the day to day operations, maintenance and staff of Happy Go Luckie Tours.
In 1993 he moved away from the coast to the capital city to live with his uncle who was better able to assist him to attend high school. Whenever he got a break to go back to Hopkins for a weekend, Luckie was sure to take advantage of the opportunity to be in the sea where he spent the most hours of his days in the village.
After finishing high school and spending 3 years in the Belize Defense Force, Luckie returned to Hopkins village where he started working in the tourism industry as a front desk clerk at a resort. While there he was allowed time off to take courses in diving and tour guiding. He attained his Belize tour guide's license as well as PADI Divemaster certification in 2003. In the beginning of 2004 he attended an Instructor Development Course and became a certified PADI Instructor on February 8, 2004. Since then Luckie has certified more than 1000 divers and has done more than 3000 dives (Nov. 2010). During his Divemaster Training Luckie vowed to his Instructor that he would be one of the best dive guides in Belize. Luckie has transferred all the knowledge and experience he obtained from his dive instruction career to his work with Happy Go Luckie Tours. We dont offer scuba diving but he has successfully introduced many people to the wonderful world of snorkelling, even teaching toddlers and getting people who don't swim or are fearful of the water to enjoy the underwater wonders of Belize.
Luckie is the head guide and boat captain and also manages the day to day operations, maintenance and staff of Happy Go Luckie Tours.
Cheryl Rowland-Nunez
Cheryl Rowland-Nunez grew up in Canada and moved around in different parts of Western and Northern Canada during her life there. She always had a passion for travelling and the outdoors and turned that passion into a degree in Ecotourism when she attended Mount Royal University in Calgary in 2006. She decided to do an international work term in Belize in 2008. After her work was done she did a bit of exploring around Belize and discovered the village of Hopkins and met Luckie. She loved the cultural and relaxing atmosphere in Hopkins and she and Luckie hit it off well so she stayed a little longer.
After returning home, Cheryl and Luckie maintained contact and after a year a plan was hatched to move to Belize and finish the last part of the degree by correspondence. Cheryl moved to Belize in 2009 and has been here ever since. Shortly after moving she and Luckie started dreaming about their own business and after gaining some Belizean experience running tours on a catamaran, managing a small resort and various other jobs, Happy Go Luckie tours became a reality in 2012. Cheryl and Luckie had a daughter named, Khaya in early 2013 shortly after starting their business. Khaya is the boss of Happy Go Luckie Tours.
Cheryl takes care of all the bookings, marketing, accounting and various other behind-the-scenes logistics.
After returning home, Cheryl and Luckie maintained contact and after a year a plan was hatched to move to Belize and finish the last part of the degree by correspondence. Cheryl moved to Belize in 2009 and has been here ever since. Shortly after moving she and Luckie started dreaming about their own business and after gaining some Belizean experience running tours on a catamaran, managing a small resort and various other jobs, Happy Go Luckie tours became a reality in 2012. Cheryl and Luckie had a daughter named, Khaya in early 2013 shortly after starting their business. Khaya is the boss of Happy Go Luckie Tours.
Cheryl takes care of all the bookings, marketing, accounting and various other behind-the-scenes logistics.
Khaya Nunez - Boss
Khaya is the daughter of Luckie and Cheryl. She was born in January of 2013 and has taken charge ever since. She is full of personality and energy and loves to do whatever her parents are doing. She was born in water, was introduced to the Caribbean Sea for the first time at 5 weeks old, was learning to swim at 5 months old and was snorkelling before her 4th birthday. She also loves to fish. She is great at assisting her dad with engine maintenance, greeting tourists at the office and telling the crew what to do.
Basil "BasCas" Casimiro - Tour Guide
Basil joined our team at the beginning of our 2019 season. He is very charismatic and fun loving and just a little bit crazy. He is committed to providing a fun, safe and educational experience for our guests. He will have you laughing and feeling like you have made new a new friend.
Jerome "Beru" Flores - Boat Captain
Beru joined the Happy Go Luckie Family in 2018 and is a great addition to our team. He is outgoing and his easy nature is a great fit with our other staff and the guests. He is always professional and willing to go above and beyond for our guests. Beru is a licensed boat captain and has taken the tour guide training course and is working towards becoming a full guide on our team.
Delvorine "Beans" Swazo - Boat Captain/Tour Guide
Beans joined our team in the 2018/2019 season and is a great addition to our team. She had experience in construction and security before venturing into the tourism industry. She is from Dangriga where she worked at a resort and gained experience working with tourists. She got the opportunity to obtain her boat captain license and tour guide training while there and she jumped right into it. She fits in well with our team and is especially knowledgeable and interested in birding.
Jonathan Natividad - Freelance Guide/Captain
Jonathan works with us from time to time when we need extra help. He is very outgoing and friendly and loves to be on the sea. He is a citizen of the world! He was born in the Philippines to a Canadian mother and Filipino father but grew up in the United States with regular trips to Belize where his dad lived. He now resides full time in Belize as a Belizean citizen. Jonathan loves to fish and is a great cook too. He is quick to entertain with great stories.
Terry Nunez - Freelance Guide/Captain
Terry also works with us from time to time. He is a veteran guide from Hopkins with lots of interesting knowledge and experience. He specializes in fishing and snorkeling and is an expert boat captain.