Sept 14th, Still in Caye Caulker

Sorry no pictures yet, but check back in about four days, I will try and get some up when we get back on land.

Well it is official we are certifiably addicted to diving. It is good though, that it seems we have a similar appetite for adventures. With diving though, I really think we may have a problem. We had decided to book a three day sailing/snorkeling trip to the south of Belize. We have vacillated on the plan for many days due to various factors, primarily fear of sea sickness. The lack of showers was another concern for me. Being in the sea all day for three days with no shower sounds down right nasty, but supposedly one night there will be a real shower and the other night a bag or a bucket with fresh water. That will work, I think. I went and bought and extra tub of wet wipes, which I think will come in handy for the quick wipe down. We dove St. Georges Caye today and we said it was our last dive. We are now certified to dive to 60 feet unsupervised.

There is an area here called the Blue Hole which is 140 feet and you swim with sharks and other cool stuff. It is one of the top ten dive sites in the world. We never had any intention of diving there. The blue hole is this natural wonder where it is an endless hole. There are several things that could be a bit frightening. Firstly, vertigo, after about 100 feet you loose the top from the bottom. Secondly, narcosis, which is your body absorbing too much nitrogen, you and you get to feeling intoxicated and do something stupid, and really that is about it. There are loads of other things that could go wrong but none that we haven’t trained on. We will also be with a guide who will be monitoring everyone really closely.

Oh, so the crazy part is, we are traveling all the way BACK to Caye Caulker to dive the Blue Hole before we go home. This is going to be a bit out of the way and also means that we have to give up all of our plans for traveling in and around Belize. Honestly, it is an easy choice. It is rather and inefficient way to travel, but totally island style, I suppose. We are flying by the seat of our pants. We were under the impression that you needed a special certification but you really don’t you only need to be going with a specially trained diver if you don’t have it. The dive companies here are supper professional. I have felt really safe in their care every dive.

As Praveen and I listened to this girl talk about her experience there we just knew we could not leave Belize with out going to see this place for ourselves. So I can’t wait. There will be a load of relaxing and snorkeling between now and then though. We are off on a three day trip to see five islands. We’ll be fishing for our dinner and cooking it on the beach then camping out. The good thing is if we don’t catch anything then we can eat what the professionals catch. Several of the islands are surrounded by atolls, which is a reef surrounding the entire island. There will be no shortage of food or rum on this trip. Next time I post I will have seen the great Blue Hole………………….:)