up early for the belizean manatee adventure. took a quick boat with 4 other families (three couples from Ohio - midwest represent) to the coast of Goff's caye to look for the elusive manatee. Luckily our guide found a young one quite easily and we followed it for about 30 minutes. In that time we were treated (?) to maybe 4 nose sightings. Watching manatees is even with whale watching. its fun for a minute...then it becomes a snoozefest. A quick rainstorm chased both the manatee and us away - and it was on to Goff's caye for a snorkel and some lunch.
Snorkeling Goff's was nice, its pretty shallow and clear, but not a lot of action. Had a great beach bbq, then boated back towards Caye Caulker. About halfway btwn Goffs and CC we stopped for a quick snorkel at Hol Chan. We got there early, way before the afternoon rush of tourists, and the rays were quite active. We had no food for them, and nothing to lure the sharks in, so they got bored with us after 10 minutes or so.
Caye Caulker was its usual rasta self. its a younger crowd that stays on this island, and its far less developed than Ambergris Caye. Small shops and hotels/hostels line the beach, along with trinket stands. Shopped for a bit and then met back up with the group. Before leaving the CC waterway, our guide stopped along the mangroves and caught a couple of sea horses as a special treat. However given the lackluster response from the group he realized that it was past time to get back to Ambergris, as everyone was pretty much worn out from the day.
930p now - super tired and way sunburned. Stayed in tonight and ordered chinese takeaway. Tempura'd lobster is a total win.
tomorrow is an off day, fortunately. I look forward to hopefully sleeping a bit (insomnia is a bitch) and taking it easy.
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