Going the Distance

Monday, June 13, 2011

Second day of diving the reef






I've been diving just off the town on the reef. Tomorrow will be my third day in a row then we will fly to Belize City and take a car to Palencia to dive for whale sharks. I am becoming more interested in taking pictures of fish. I think I am getting better at it and will do some more movies tomorrow. Perhaps I will put one up so you can see what it looks like underwater. I show Bob the images each night and we listen to a book while I fiddle with them. I got some good turtle pictures which I am including tonight. So here goes.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

The weather is hot but there's lots to see under water





We arrived so tired that it took us a few days to rest up. Early flights are terrible especially for me because I fiddle around making sure I have everything for pictures and diving and clothes. Need I say more. I was fortunate to get a trip to Turniff Reef on Thursday. This is an all day dive that takes two hours to get to and consists of three long dives. We had a great boat to go out on and I'm sure used plenty of fuel.
There are not many divers or just tourists on the Island. The resorts are mostly empty partly because of the economy and also I think that most people are not traveling because of the economy. We noticed this last year but it is even worse this summer.
I have been eating my red snapper for lunch at a local restaurant and that has been excellent. Tomorrow I go on two close dives.
I saw plenty of fish on the other dive but a really cool thing happened between the second and third dives. A lot of dolphins were attracted to the boat's engines and were swimming and jumping all around us. The boat stopped so we grabbed our snorkels and got in the water with them. It was great. I've included a couple of pics of my fat friends. Also I am including a pic of a tiny long legged crab that fits in the palm of your hand. He's an amazing creature.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

It's five in the morning

I'm going to Turneffe reef to dive this mprning. It will be a big day. Slept well and ready to go. will post pictures tonight.

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