Friday, November 16, 2012

Snorkeling in Caye Caulker


I am exhausted after a long day in the sun. We started with a delicious breakfast of waffles with fruit and whipped cream, eggs, and bacon. Then we went snorkeling. We hit three spots. The first was the hol chan marine reserve. We had an excellent guide who pointed out all sorts of fish. We saw turtles, eels, and plenty of big, colorful fish. The next stop was shark and ray alley where our guide threw bait off the boat to lure in the very gentle nurse sharks and rays. In the water, the guide would hide food in his hand and the animals would rove his body looking for it, which was fun to watch. Then he caught a shark and held it upside down and let us rub its belly. We were also able to touch the rays, which was pretty cool. The last stop were the coral gardens, which had a bunch of tropical fish and eels. Definitely a fun day in the sun.

4 comments:

  1. Sweet!!!! love your snorkel head. My router is down. I'm at Caitilins. Sure wouldn't mind being in the coral reef snorkling with you guys. Nice pics.

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  2. Sounds so beautiful! I went snorkeling in Hawaii and my favorite were the sea turtles. Weren't you scared of the shark!? I would be! Lol :)

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  3. Mom is helicoptering over my shoulder..... (Chuck wrote that but I'm posting he has no gmail)

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  4. haha! I loved the turtles. The sharks were so tame and small that they didn't seem threatening at all!

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