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Day 16: Maandag 26 mei 2014
Caye Caulker

Around 6.30 AM I was standing next to my bed. I put my dive gear together and went to sit outside. Because breakfast is available only from 7.30 AM, I walked to the grocery store and bought some bread and cheese. The store is open from 7 am. After eating some of the sandwiches, I had a cup of coffee.

Around 7.45 AM I walked to the dive shop of Black Durgon Divers, which is a few hundred meters from the hotel. I paid the bill and we walked to the boat in the harbor. My stuff, which I had taken to the shop, was already on the boat. After setting up the dive tanks, we sailed out. Up to the reef it was quiet, but this was followed by a boat trip that was pretty rough, because we had to go against the waves and the boat made some hard smashes falling from the sometimes 3 meter high waves. The boat was also not very big. Not a pleasant trip, but after more than an hour we were at Turneffe.

We were ready for the first dive at Mini Elbow, a stunning location with wide range coral and sponges, but also 4 turtles, crabs, spotted moray eels, lobster, grouper and other fish. After a little less than an hour we surfaced again.

After a break of about half an hour we went in the water again at Black Coral Reef. Again a beautiful location. I saw a big barracuda, crabs, French Angelfish, free swimming giant Moray, lobsters and wide range of different coloured sponges and corals. Also this was a nice dive.

After a lunch on the boat it was time for the afternoon dive at Sandy Lane. Here again a free moray eel, but also an Eagle Ray, crabs, cucumbers, lobsters and many beautiful coral. This dive was with 48 minutes shorter, because I no time left according to my dive computer. All the three dives were deeper than 20 meters.

The trip back was a lot faster and more pleasant, as we now were going with the waves. Around 4 PM we were back. I picked up my dive gear together and walked to the dive shop for some stamps and was returned to the hotel by a golf car.

After rinsing my gear and myself, I relaxed with a beer. I had dinner at around 8 PM at Habaranos, which is just behind the hotel. Good food, good ambiance, but also more expensive. After dinner I went back to the hotel and watched TV before I went to sleep.

Initial publication: 24 juni 2014
Last update: 06 juli 2014
© A. Heeroma

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