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Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Ambergris Caye/San Pedro
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
March, 2005

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 Afternoon dive here because conditions too choppy outside of reef. Didn't go out in the morning also because surf too strong to exit the channel. Saw at least 4 huge green morays. On return over grassy shallows, a large barracuda + a moray staring each other down. Very cool. Snorkeled w/ nurse sharks and stingrays after the dive.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Ambergris Caye/San Pedro
Hol Chan Marine Reserve
March, 2005

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 Night dive; enjoyed it more than the last time here due to great dive master. Dive is very shallow though, always having to watch buoyancy is a bit of a hassle. Lots to see: 2 small octopi, roaming lobster, 2 crabs, large stingrays (~3-4), tarpon feeding!, sleeping parrotfish, conches, small shrimp. NOTE: see previous Hol Chan post for a freedraw map of the dive site.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Lighthouse Reef
Half Moon Wall/ The Aquarium
March, 2005

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 Two afternoon dives after the Blue Hole. Both nice wall dives, especially Half Moon Wall. The post-blue hole surface interval is great as you go to an atoll with the unique red-footed booby bird observatory. Underwater: Eagle rays (5!), crab in large sponge, green moray, about 3' long.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Lighthouse Reef
The Blue Hole
March, 2005

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 Second trip to the Blue Hole was almost as spectacular as the first; but no sharks rising from the bottom this time. Explored deeper in underhang at 130' depth. The day trip (3 dives, including the Blue Hole and two others on Lighthouse reef) costs ~$130. Well worth it. What a cool dive.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Ambergris Caye/San Pedro
Cypress Tunnel
March, 2005

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 Awesome drop right into schools of nurse sharks. Sharks were around 4-5' length. A large grouper also hangs out there. At 65' depth, there is an impressive tunnel to swim through.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Ambergris Caye/San Pedro
Tuffy Canyon
March, 2005

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 Dropped into sandy plain, and waited with El. Then down shallow canyons. Reminded me of Honduras. Saw: small moray, large lobster.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Surfing
Country: Belize
City: Ambergris Caye/San Pedro
Ambergris Caye Pier
September, 1999

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 Ambergris is really not an ideal place for windsurfing, because the wind blows from the wrong direction and is gusty. Also not very all that pretty from the beaches there, although there's a lot of rentals available.
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Ambergris Caye/San Pedro
Cypress
September, 1999

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 Great final dive in Belize. Canyon-like features. Began dive around 40' then descend over course of dive to 80'+. Dove through semi-tunnels. Large barracuda very close for 2nd half of dive. Mom dove to 84 feet!!
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Lighthouse Reef
The Aquarium
September, 1999

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 More sheer wall than Half Moon Caye wall. Slightly more disorganized dive, but great anyway. Mom pointed out large crab on wall. I love the yellow tube sponges. Benway?
Posted By: dredog
Activity: Diving
Country: Belize
City: Lighthouse Reef
Half Moon Caye Wall
September, 1999

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 Great wall dive. Second only to Menjangan. Swam through semi-tunnels of coral. Befriended a dark brown grouper, who followed ~ 1/2 the dive. Large lobster in barrel sponge. Beautiful dive.