Best day ever today! Yep I will admit even better than catching my first tarpon bone or barracuda on the fly. Hard to believe but true.
Today we started off the day on a boat that took us to the famous Hol Chan snorkelling and diving area. Now I have been snorkelling before and love it but did not expect the amazing diversity of coral and fish that we got to see at Hol Chan. Upon arrival we jumped into the water with a guide who took us along a trench where we saw barracuda, sharks, sting rays beautiful fish and lots of coral. My underwater camera didn’t do it justice but it was the most amazing underwater scene I have seen to date.
If that wasn’t enough the next stop blew our mind as we went to an area where we got to swim with a bunch of nurse sharks. Although known to be tame some of these sharks looked to be as long as 8 ft! Not only that we were swimming within 6 ft of these beautiful sharks! So much fun! I have to say even though Rebeca reminded me to make sure she swam with sharks even though she may resist, before I could even get my fins on she was already in the water trying to get the best view of these cool looking sharks.
On the way to our next stop which was Caye Caulker, our guides tried to look for some manatee that are usually found by the west side reef. With no luck we headed to Caye Caulker where we got to explore and have lunch. This place was very cool and a must see when you are in Belize:
I would have been content with all that we have seen so far but the day was only half way done! Next on the tour was a a stop to feed some tarpon at a tarpon sanctuary. This was so cool as we hand fed tarpon from the boat. The largest one we saw had to be upwards was of four feet long!
Following the tarpon feeding we unsuccessfully searched for sea horses. I have to say if we actually got to see one I think I might have lost my mind. We searched for a while but no luck. At the same beach we got to hang out with some rays. These rays felt so cool as they would swim right on top of but it was a bit in earning being so close to these things as they converge around our feet.
Last but not least we ended the day searching for manatee one last time. I so wanted to see one but unfortunately we’re not lucky. Oh well I guess this means we just have to come back!
The day ended with a boat ride back to Portifino Resort. But as we drive the captain provided all u can drink rum punch which was so good I couldn’t stop drinking them which unfortunately led me to not enjoy my amazing dinner that night due to a full belly!
Overall today was a truly amazing day and has left me with some memories I will cherish for ever. Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker did not disappoint at all: both Rebeca and and didn’t want to leave and we constantly looked at each other in awe as we couldn’t believe how much we loved it here.
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