Caye Caulker

Yesterday we spent the day snorkeling and traveling to Caye Caulker on a catamaran. We went to two different snorkeling spots. First we went to Ho Chan and split up with two different guides. We were able to see angel fish, barracuda, grouper, and lots of other little fish. We also got to see the coral reef and a cave below the water. After the first snorkeling site we got back on the boat for a few minutes and made our way to the next Shark and Ray alley. If you can't tell by the title already this area is known for having a lot of sharks sting rays. We got our snorkel gear on and got in the water while one of the guides threw fish in to attract all of the sharks and fish over. It was such a cool experience. I didn't think I would be able to get in but I worked up my courage and did it with the rest of the group. I got to pet a sting ray! One of the guides kept picking up the sting rays so that we could pet them. It was a really great time. After all of the snorkeling adventures we got back on the catamaran and sailed to the island of Caye Caulker. Caye Caulker was absolutely beautiful and I loved it. I wish we would have been able to stay on the island for longer because getting our lunch took quite a while. We ate at the Pedro's there and saw Walter who also works in San Pedro. We were able to get some beautiful jewelry in town. We saw the split at Caye Caulker at the end of the island that occured from a hurricane Hattie in 1961. After a couple of hours we made our way back to the boat and then had a relaxing ride back to to San Pedro.