Hope everyone had as great a holiday as I did! Lots of food, lots of good company, lots of reading, lots of watching movies and just relaxing in general. It was perfect. Today was even great at school, so nice to go back in refreshed and excited to see the kiddos! I'll have a couple of good weeks to cram some knowledge into their heads before the excitement of the winter holidays overwhelms everything else.
Here are the shots I took on our last night on the boat. I was playing around with 15 to 30 sec exposures. I rather like how they turned out!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Last day on the boat
I could really go on forever with my underwater photos, but I think you've seen the best of the shots. I included my last couple of favorites from the sailing portion of our trip.
I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving tomorrow!
I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving tomorrow!
My friendly 3 ft barracuda. Zeth pointed him out so I swam over to take a picture... I found out later he was pointing so we could avoid swimming near him! After the sharks, I'm fearless in the water ;)
When we were snorkling in the cut (a large channel cut out of the reef--too cool) we saw so many schools of fish hanging out like this in the coral. Amazing.
...before I say good-bye to the ocean.
What an amazing experience! Eric & I finally agree on the necessity of scuba certification. Hopefully this summer, and then we can journey back to Belize and dive the Blue Hole. No matter what happens, I believe that we will be visiting Belizean waters again. Just incredible!
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What an amazing experience! Eric & I finally agree on the necessity of scuba certification. Hopefully this summer, and then we can journey back to Belize and dive the Blue Hole. No matter what happens, I believe that we will be visiting Belizean waters again. Just incredible!
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Sandwiches and Sandcastles
After a wonderful lunch of delivered sandwiches on the beach, we split into teams for a sandcastle building competition. The moms were the designated judges. Look below to see the exciting results!
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The Party
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Shark Ray Alley
So I showed you the nurse sharks... Here is the other part that makes Shark Ray Alley so spectacular. Hope these rays keep you entertained for the long weekend, as Eric & I are off to St Martin to help his sister Kim celebrate her marriage to Kevin. I cannot wait!! It is going to be such an awesome time. Hopefully I'll have more lovely tropical photos to share when we return next week! Oh, a big congrats to Cate & Jamie, who are getting hitched this weekend too. You two are awesome, and even better together, in truth ;)
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Overcoming fear
Jumping into the water at shark-ray alley has got to be one of the bravest things I've done. It was close, but I overcame my fear and swam with the fishes... I know they are only nurse sharks, but they are still sharks!!
The water was literally churning before we jumped in. The fish and sharks are used to being fed by the tourist boats and so they swim up and greet you at the buoy.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Last night I dreamt of San Pedro
Madonna sure can turn a phrase, can't she? The only time we docked during our sail was at San Pedro. I really did love this beautiful little island.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Grouper
I think the coolest thing we saw in that acquarium was this giant grouper. It wasn't that he was a pretty fish or anything... but for a huge fish, he could sure move! We got to watch him get fed a couple of times, and well, the photos are below...
The first time they fed him, I was so shocked by the huge splash and the speed, I must have jumped a foot. (Which you can see from the camera shake!)
The second time, I managed to stay still, but still underestimated the speed of the fish. As he is still a blur streaking across the tank.
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