Day 2 had a lot to live up to... but it was just as amazing as day one! We went snorkeling today on the Belize barrier reef, which is the second largest barrier reef after Australia. The first stop was a reef called Hol Chan, a protected marine reserve, where we saw sea turtles, spotted stingy rays, tons of fish and nurse sharks. Rick wore the GoPro and as soon as we figure out how to upload the video to the blog, you can see our snorkeling adventure! Our second stop was to Shark Ray Alley, which is a spot on the most south end of the island where the fishermen clean their fish and throw the chum into the water. This attracts nurse sharks and sting rays to feed on the chum... and snorkelers who want to swim with them! It was amazing to swim with 8-9 foot nurse sharks and sting rays with a 6-7 foot wing span. There was an abundant sea life, with beautiful coral. Some of the best snorkeling we have ever done!
We had lunch at a beach side bar called Aji. They had a picturesque dock that we could not resist taking pictures on! The breeze and clouds made for a great photo shoot!
Jenn and Rick
Lindsay and Adam
Debbie and Kyle
This afternoon we took a sunset cruise on a catamaran around the island. The buttery light made for some great picture taking! We had dinner at a great local place in town, and we made it an early night since we have to be up at 5:30 tomorrow morning for zip lining and cave tubing!
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