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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Honduras City: Roatán Fish Den September, 2001 |
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Dove w/ Divemaster Keith. (El took this dive off). Last dive in Roatan. Beautiful wall. Large green moray under ledge in sandy channel above/ within reef top. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Honduras City: Roatán Overheat Reef September, 2001 |
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Wall dive, very nice. Large spotted eagle ray swam right below us. Only El + I saw the ray. |
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Activity: Diving Country: Honduras City: Roatán Temptation Reef September, 2001 |
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Very pleasant wall dive, though initially it seemed the vis was going to be terrible (relatively). Sheer walls were spectacular. 4 notable sightings! a) 2 porcupinefish, b) large spotted eagle ray (very close, just below us at base of wall), c) large hawksbill turtle (sighted just after eagle ray sighting), d) whitish, wrinkly octopus hiding in a hole. Did a "technical" swimthrough. |