Caye Caulker - Belize
There are roughly 1000 islands off the coast of Belize, we were interested in only one, Caye Caulker. It remains a back packer favourite due to it's cheaper accommodation whilst still retaining it's Caribbean culture. We were going there specifically to snorkel and to dive the famous "blue hole".
Shortly after we arrived we were settled into a nice beach resort hostel and we set off to explore the tiny island and organise our excursions for the following day. Once we had booked everything up we went straight to the beach and relaxed in the warm clear waters of the Caribbean sea.
White sand beaches and colourful huts.
Dining on Caribbean swine. The first nights dinner.
The following day I set off to do some dives whilst Rich went to do some snorkelling. I had three dives organised, firstly the "Blue Hole" (a sink hole in the middle of a reef about 400 feet deep and 1000 feet wide). It is a popular dive as you get to see various species of sharks and swim through and under stalactites. I had imagined sharks and fish everywhere but it didn't quite live up to my expectation although we still got to see about 12 Belize reef sharks which was amazing. The dive in itself was quite technical as it required a quick descent to a depth of about 60 metres. After this we got two more dives in the reefs around half moon bay and lighthouse reef. The waters were clear and warm and the fish were plentiful.
The beautiful Blue Hole.
Would you step off the boat into this lot?
The amazing Manatees
Mmmm, lovely mango daiquiri.
Rich was also having fun on his day of snorkelling, he got to snorkel with shy manetees, sharks and rays. As well as snorkelling in a reef. However I think the highlight of his day was the rum punch which was handed out in copious amounts on the way back!
On the way to shark alley.
Our lovely wooden gaff.
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