We made it over to Turneffe Islands, the next atoll-like circle of islands due east of Lighthouse Reef. The humans chose to come here because the forecast was for light winds. Perfect weather for a visit to Turneffe Islands, but perhaps not the best for getting here. It took them […]
Monthly archives: May 2015
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The reef and drop off walls in and around Long Cay have been superb for snorkelling and diving. There has been a great proliferation of sponges and corals along with a whole host of reef fish to entertain you. The humans spotted the usual reef inhabitants including jacks, hawksbilled turtles, […]
Belize is famous for it’s fantastic diving. Almost the entire coastline of Belize is protected by on outer barrier reef, the second largest in the world, making it a hot spot for diving and snorkelling. On top of this Belize has two off shore atolls, Lighthouse and Glovers, and one […]
Yes, we made it to Belize. It was a bit of a journey, but thankfully the winds and seas were kind to us. We were already for our last overnight jump from Cayo Norte in the atoll Blanco Chinchorro, Mexico for the next atoll south, Lighthouse Reef, Belize. We lifted […]
In the immortally words of song lyrics ‘You don’t know what you got till it’s gone. Found paradise and put up a parking lot’. The Mexican’s have gone one step further ‘They found paradise and put up a military base’. We wiggled our way out of Bahia del Espiritu Santo […]
Well we lifted anchor and said goodbye to the lovely touristy island of Isla Mujeres and headed south for Belize. On the way the humans wanted to stop at the coral atoll Blanco Chinchorro. The forecast looked good with winds set around the 15 knot range. Sea state looked settled […]