Red Sea Coral around the Blue Hole

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OK, OK... I am sorry I complained about a slow internet connection.... NOW I am glad I have power and hot water... ( it has been out for a while)... I will try one pic at a time...

Here I am in the "Blue Hole"

JW

Blue Hole Diver

Hi All..

I am a Blue Hole Diver ~~~~~ !!

At 132 feet is a “cavelike” entrance with 15’ stalactites hanging down.. They were formed thousands of years ago in caves before the land collapsed preserving them for all time. The pictures you see of the blue hole are misleading.. it is not a ring of islands at all but an atoll 10-60’ below the surface of the water. From the satellite shots it just looks as if the land is above water.. It was a very cool set of dives.

I missed the Chiken Drop Wed night in town. I don’t know if I have all the fact exactly right, but from what I hear there is a big fenced off area (square) marked off in numbered squares. You put money down on a certain square and they release a fat chicken into the area… everyone screams until the chicken poops, and if the chicken poops on your square, you win !!! Then something about drawing straws and the winner gets to take the chicken home for dinner… - something like that… :-)

Today is the last full day of diving.. The week went fast.

Tomorrow five of us are going “cave tubing” and rainforest canopy zip lining. We wanted a day out of the water before flying back.

One bummer… the flash unit on the camera is not working. Not the camera flash but the side arm.. so the pictures may not be as good as hoped… AND in San Padro you cannot just run down to get a new one, so we will make do with what we’ve got….

Hope all is well
Until next time

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I have to upload only two pictures at a time.. (Slow connection)...

So here are two more

Hi All..

I cannot tell you the joy of diving in warm water!! No Dry suit, heck – we all even dropped wearing wetsuits.. The water is 84 degrees on the top and 78 degrees at 60 feet so just fine.

The colors are beautiful and over each ridge is more and more sealife to see, explore and enjoy.

Tuesday we went to a spot where we fed some sharks. Close enough to touch and “pet”. Not “great whites” but in the beginning I still was a bit timid. Then on to spear fishing for our “banquet” happening Friday. We scored with one lobster and two barracuda.

Thursday is the “Blue Hole”. I leave at 5:50AM - 2 hour boat ride and then a full day of diving. This will be world class diving, and a spot any diver would LOVE to experience…
Until later…. -

JW

Underwater Shots

Finally Here

Three hours to Seattle.... Three hours to Dallas, Six Hour layover.... 2.5 Hours to Belize City, 20 minute plane ride to San Pedro, and finally a 2o minute boat ride to the Journey End Resort... Now I now why they call it that ~~ It is at the end of the journey..

Today is he first time I have had an internet connection and it is pretty spotty, but I will try to update daily...
I have three boat dive as day at different sites... Today at water "Marine Park" AWESOME.. it was a shallow dive day, but the sea life was great. Sharks, eels, Fish galore, turtles, coral, just a wonderful couple days.

Until next time

JW

A great place to relax

I am a blogger!!!!

Hi
Just wanted a place to post and share pictures of Belize, so please check back and I will try to update often.....

Thanks !!

Jonathan