In the morning we woke up pretty early and relaxed in the hotel room. When we got hungry, we walked to a restaurant/ house called M&T's for waffles. We got chocolate chip banana waffles, and they were amazing. After indulging ourselves, we walked to a snorkeling company's shack. We had previously signed up for a full day, but they only had a half day available, so we agreed and got our snorkel gear. We waited outside for 20 minutes before our group walked over to the boat.
Once in the boat, my mom and I introduced ourselves to the other people, and particularly bonded with a couple from England named James and Charlie. I talked to Charlie and found out she had met James in China while teaching. The greatest surprise I found out, was that she is from Yorkshire, England, which is where nick, Alex, and Sam are from.
We rode for about 10 minutes, then stopped to enjoy the first excursion. We all jumped out including the guide and got situated. Our guide told us that the deepest it got was 15 ft, and this is where we would see the most sea life. I took off my life jacket at the beginning and swim down to the sea floor to touch the sand. I really enjoyed diving because I had just learned how to in Cancun. As we followed the guide, James pointed out a jellyfish right next to me, and I narrowly dodged it, then pointed it out to the people behind me. I swam next to Charlie and she pointed to a turtle in the distance. The turtle was huge and very graceful.
We swam through the coral reefs and my favorite fish was called the queen of paradise fish, and we saw one that was rainbow! Towards the end, I began swimming towards the front with the guys, and we were lucky enough to see a barracuda.
After 40 minutes, we all swam back to the boat and rode to the next stop, home of the sharks and rays. When we arrived, our tour guide threw sardines into the water and two nurse shark, and a bunch of fish and rays came to the boat. I was really nervous about jumping out of the boat, but once I did, it was incredible. They were everywhere and came so near to me. I stayed in the water for a while chasing the rays until I realized everyone else on the boat was waiting for me.
On the third and final stop, we got to swim wherever we wanted without the guide. My mom and I went out for a while, but didn't see many fish or other sea life. I decided to dive and swim with my chest really close to the sand, not using my arms, and kick my feet together like a dolphin. Surprisingly I went remarkably faster.
We swam towards the boat and saw James and Charlie. James told me they had seen a giant dormant stingray, and he told me he could show it to me. He took me to see the massive stingray, and when we got to the place he had seen it, the stingray got up and began swimming away. The stingray was really big, and it's tail was incredibly long.
We swam back to the boat, and James got on the boat while my mom and I talked to Charlie for a while. Once we got on the boat, we got to enjoy delicious fresh fruit our guide had cut up. The pineapple was delicious because the acid in it cut the salt water taste in our mouths. enjoyed fresh fruit
We arrived back at the island, and James and Charlie were so considerate as to take our gear back to the shack. We changed our clothes in the room, then walked to pizza caulker for lunch. The restaurant was in the center of the island, and when we arrived, there was only one tourist sitting there.
My mom and I decided to sit at the bar, and we ordered drinks while the pizza was being prepared. As we drank our beverages, a worker and his girlfriend were standing on the other side of the bar giggling and making out. It was a little strange, and we decided to change our seats when he started popping zits on her back, with her complaining.
We moved to the same table as the tourist and found out he is from Montanna and was in Belize to fish. When he left, locals came in smoking and talking really loud. The pizza had arrived and my mom and I started to taste the smoke in our pizza, so I asked for a box to take the pizza to go.
We walked back towards the coast, and bought two waters at a restaurant, then sat outside with our pizza. The pizza was really good, but the environment was terrible. As we sat eating, a couple sat down next to us and we began talking. They were from Seattle, Washington, so we talked about the difference of weather.
After we finished our pizza, we went and sat on two beach recliners in front of our hotel until 6pm. We then walked towards the split, and along the way met a woman who sold hand painted shirts that looked really cool. My mom and I bought a tshirt that said "go slow," and she told us that it would be really tomorrow. We continued towards the split, and when we arrived, there were people everywhere. To the right were all the tourists in the bar and sitting on the ledge by the water. To the left were locals walking around and chilling on this cool looking boat. We sat by the water and took some pictures.
When the sun had gone down, we walked to a restaurant called "Enjoy" which had swings for bar stools. We sat at a table on the sand, and felt our legs being bitten from mesquites. We moved to a different table, and a waiter was kind enough to bring us a mosquito candle. We ordered lobster and coconut curry chicken. Both were really delicious, but the curry chicken was the winner :)
After dinner we walked to an ice cream shop we had previously seen and walked inside. I asked to try the chocolate chip cookie dough, and it honestly didn't taste like anything, so we continued walking. We found another ice cream place that didn't do tastes, so we ordered two Oreo cookie ice cream, and they were even worse!
We walked to the end of the island, then walked back to the hotel and sat on the beach chairs until 8pm. When we went upstairs to our room, it was such an exhausting day that I went to sleep almost immediately.
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