Wow. That trip was just what I needed. Hot sun and warm water. mmmm. Been sick for 6 weeks. I forgot what it felt like to feel healthy. Should have gotten those antibiotics weeks ago. The diving was spectacular.
Stayed on a Peter Hughes luxury live-aboard. 138 foot ship. Eat sleep dive repeat. On the boat for the entire week. Can dive 5 times a day if you want.
Dive deck.
Lido deck. Outside.
Typical day:
Some of my favorite moments...
Saw spotted eagle rays a couple times. 6-7 foot wing span. mmm.
Me again!
Stayed on a Peter Hughes luxury live-aboard. 138 foot ship. Eat sleep dive repeat. On the boat for the entire week. Can dive 5 times a day if you want.
Dive deck.Lido deck. Inside.
Lido deck. Outside.Sun deck.
Typical day:7am breakfast
830 dive
1000 snack
1030 dive
1200 lunch
130 dive
300 snack
430 dive
600 dinner
800 pm dive
I have no tan. No time for laying out. Well, maybe 10 minutes per day per side.
Flew into Belize city. 20 minute drive to port. Took boat to the south of the Turneffe Islands and up to Lighthouse Reef and down to Half Moon Caye over the course of the week. 
Sat out the first couple dives. Still a bit stuffed up and sick, but the views were very nice. Read three books. mmmm.
Sunsets every night. No green flash though. Bummer.
Yellow tube sponges.
These were the most amazing color of purple! I wonder if I can photoshop the color back in...
Blue tang feeding frenzy with a large blue parrot fish involved.
Coral formations were very dramatic. The walls were amazing. Sheer and beautiful.
Huge loggerhead. ~60 years old and a head bigger than a basketball. Swam right at me. I had to get out of its way!
Swam next to him. Could have reached out and touched him. Notice the green moss growing on his back.
French Angel Fish. Some think they mate for life. Awww.
Peacock Flounder.
Porcupine fish.
Social feather dusters.....they're worms that will suck in to their tubes if you get too close.
Spotted moray eel. Just a baby.
Coral banded shrimp.
Queen angel. 
Green moray eel. Not a bad shot considering I was laying on my belly in the sand with my hand stuck into the overhanging crevice as far as I could just hoping one of the pictures would be pointed at him....and hoping he wouldn't decide to bite of that same hand.
Dove the famous Belize Blue Hole. It's 1000 feet diameter and about 465 feet deep. Used to be a limestone cave that collapsed. You can allegedly see it from space.
I dove it before so I knew what to expect. Deep, dark and very cool stalagtites. This is me near a stalagtite. 
There were also Caribbean Reef Sharks hanging around as well. 
Did a surface interval on Half Moon Caye after diving deep at The Blue Hole. It is a protected island because it's a nesting ground for the rare red footed booby. (It's a bird). 
There is a campground where you can stay for the week and dive, but nobody else lives there except the rangers.
Sat out the first couple dives. Still a bit stuffed up and sick, but the views were very nice. Read three books. mmmm.Sunsets every night. No green flash though. Bummer.
Self portrait.
Not a self portrait.
Ditto.
Nicola. One of my dive buddies.
Yellow tube sponges. These were the most amazing color of purple! I wonder if I can photoshop the color back in...Blue tang feeding frenzy with a large blue parrot fish involved.
Coral formations were very dramatic. The walls were amazing. Sheer and beautiful. Huge loggerhead. ~60 years old and a head bigger than a basketball. Swam right at me. I had to get out of its way!
Swam next to him. Could have reached out and touched him. Notice the green moss growing on his back. French Angel Fish. Some think they mate for life. Awww. Peacock Flounder. Porcupine fish.
Social feather dusters.....they're worms that will suck in to their tubes if you get too close.Spotted moray eel. Just a baby.
Coral banded shrimp.
Queen angel. Green moray eel. Not a bad shot considering I was laying on my belly in the sand with my hand stuck into the overhanging crevice as far as I could just hoping one of the pictures would be pointed at him....and hoping he wouldn't decide to bite of that same hand.Dove the famous Belize Blue Hole. It's 1000 feet diameter and about 465 feet deep. Used to be a limestone cave that collapsed. You can allegedly see it from space.I dove it before so I knew what to expect. Deep, dark and very cool stalagtites. This is me near a stalagtite. There were also Caribbean Reef Sharks hanging around as well. Did a surface interval on Half Moon Caye after diving deep at The Blue Hole. It is a protected island because it's a nesting ground for the rare red footed booby. (It's a bird). There is a campground where you can stay for the week and dive, but nobody else lives there except the rangers. Some of my favorite moments...Hawksbill turtles were everywhere. (Yes, that's me!)
Saw spotted eagle rays a couple times. 6-7 foot wing span. mmm.Me again!
And, for the very last dive, a sting ray the size of a .... a...... well, it had about a 7 foot diameter. You figure it out. Huge anyway.
I got so close to it I got scared. Then it got scared of me and took off. Watch the beautiful wings undulating.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5gujATUgNw
Friday we got back to port about noon so we had time to explore. I went to the Mayan ruins called Altun Ha. 
2 comments:
so awesome!!!!! i'm going next time forsure!!!!!
Sweet.
Glad to hear you're feeling healty again.
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