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| We got up early and caught the sunrise |
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| After a nap we convened for breakfast |
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| Mark and the kids decided to rent some stand up PaddleBoards |
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| Zora got the hang of it |
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| Annette, Cara and Eric got kayaks |
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| There are a couple of caves under Caye Caulker and the Tarpon gather in the deep pools leading to the caves |
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| Cara getting fancy |
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| We hung out at the split (which is the channel on the north side of the island) for several hours, swimming and relaxing. |
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| Waiting for Breakfast and catching up on our devices |
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| The tables seemed a little small and do you notice the bow in the seat |
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| Nice solid breakfast |
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| After that we took the cart and checked out the island. We found this little mini reserve and decided to check it out. |
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| You can see how the island would be if they hadn't cut down all the mangrove trees and developed it. |
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| nice to see a natural area and it was nice and shady |
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| This shows the mangroves islands in the near shore of the reserve |
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| Water Taxi's land here |
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| There is a swim up bar that is at the North end of the island. They call it the split because there is another island north of the split |
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| The sunsets are beautiful in Caye Caulker |
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| The pictures are never as pretty as in real life |
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| We ate at Terry's Grill which has a nice sunset view |
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| Look there is Terry's Grill! |
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| We got up early and went around the corner for a nice cheap breakfast |
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| Luckily we got the only table |
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| We departed for our full day sailing/snorkeling trip from Ragamuffin Tours. They have a few sailboats anchored and it is a short sail to the snorkeling grounds. |
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| The water was very blue and we relaxed on the way to the snorkeling grounds. |
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| You can ride on the front or top or get some shade. It was a fun trip. |
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| Our first stop was an area of the reef known as Coral Gardens. You can barely see a blue fish with spots poking out in the middle of the photo - that is a juvenile Yellowtail Damselfish, and it's electric blue in person! |
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| Southern stingray at Shark Ray Alley |
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| Blue Angelfish at the Hol Chan Cut (a narrow channel where you can get outside the reef). |
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| This sea urchin would cling to your fingers - you could feel when it sucked onto you. |
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| We finally got to see a green sea turtle just before getting back on the boat. |
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| Our captain and guide, Kevin, was really funny and had a lot to talk about. |
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| That night we went out to a nice restaurant and ate fresh fish |
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| Zora was very happy! |
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| Of course you start at an interpretive center. They had a lot of good info. The Jade head was found at Altun Ha and is very important to the Belizean people. It is on some of their money. |
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| This is the climb to the top of the first ruin. Each step is much taller than a modern step. |
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| The top affords a great view of the courtyard |
Top of main Temple Ruin at Altun Ha in Belize - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
From inner courtyard of Altun Ha - Spherical Image - RICOH THETA
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| They are actively working on restoring the ruin and they had excavated a new one sometime in the last year |
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| Checking out a ruin is a lot like a hiking trip in hilly country with good scenery. |
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| It really makes you wonder what things would have looked like back in the day |
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| This is a face |
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| They lined an area in clay and created a pond to get water from. It talked about this in the interpretive center. |
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| Zac is 15 and tried not to act enthusiastic, but he admitted it was cool! |
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| Zac and Zora got forced into taking a picture together |
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| Cara was working on a good Facebook picture |
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| After we landed we checked into the hotel and checked out the town |
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| The sunset was very nice |
