At the dock ready to go for the day trip
Searious Adventures office
Right next to the pier
Baby baracuda
Heading out in search of manatees
Two thirds of the crew
Stark color contrast
On the lookout
Construction project
Fishing shack
Marker for lobster traps
Very low-lying islands
Mangroves
Manatee sighted
Gorging on sea grass
Up for a breath
Stirring up a plume underwater
Snout up for another breath
Slowly puttering around
In profile
Cruise ship and sugar barge
Up close
Head-on
Coconut pastries (served with a float of rum)
Collecting bait
Another fishing shack
Our lunch destination, Goff's Caye
Another caye across the channel
Snorkeling spot
Looking down the sand bar
From the end of the sand
Not the best wading spot
Pointing out the fire coral - don't touch!
Up close with a sea cucumber/slug
A rare manatee sighting while snorkeling
Chowing down
Motoring on
The reef
Man-made islands in progress
Eagle ray gliding through
Elkhorn coral
Blue tangs and others
Bluestriped grunts, tucked away under the coral
A nurse shark and two stingrays
French angelfish
Coral, fans, and fish
Hiding parrotfish
Brain coral
Photobombing the lunch setup
Lunch spread
Some come by sail
Stingrays waiting for a handout
Crowded at the back of the boat
Sliding along the bottom
Spotted trunkfish and horse-eye jack
Nurse sharks
Urchins
Purple sea fan
Flapping in the cloudy waters
Pastel cottages
Caye Caulker, even lower key than Caye Ambergris
Taking it easy
Inside the reserve
Hard to tell if the structure is going up or falling down
Is that 1.75, or 0.75 beds?
After being admonished for walking too fast (at around 1.5 mph)
Feeding the frigate birds
Trying not to lose a finger
Successful handoff
Tarpon
Gobbling up the goodies
D&E's frozen custard!
Full moon over the water
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