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| Carolyn and Ed wait to go diving. |
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| Our dive guide, Turiano, demonstrates signal for spotting a ray. |
Turiano, Karen and Ed chat while I get my dive gear together.
02-13-2011 Sunday
It wasn't sunny today which is unusual for Belize, but, it really doesn't matter if it is raining when you're under water except that the colors will be a bit muted. We did two dives on our first day, Tackel Box and Toffee Canyon.
The sea was a bit rough but once we dropped down below surface it was not noticable. Both dives were excellent with swim throughs and lots of reef life. At tackle box we swam through a coral tunnel to enter the tackle box canyon where we watched common reef fish dart and swirl in the water. Our guide speared a non-native lion fish with a small sling-shot type spear gun. He chopped it up with and fed it to observing natives.
At Toffee Canyon we spotted a sea turtle cruising along silouetted at the surface, followed by a school of little fish. Later he came down to the bottom to join us. We also watched the graceful, fluid progress of an eagle ray as it swam up the canyon.
Some photos of the resort.
It really looks like fun down there. I love the pictures of the thatch. That picture of Turiano is kind of funny. The sky is beautiful, and the water looks tranquil. I'm jealous. Wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteHi Jon,
ReplyDeleteWish you were here too, you'd love it. We'll have to get you certified to dive.
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