The proof is in the picture
In 2002, my wife and I vacationed on Ambergis Caye in Belize and were introduced to the sport of scuba diving. It is such an exhilarating experience that we jumped into the deep blue and never looked back. Last year we joined a group of local Seattle divers aboard the Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II in Belize. Never having experienced a live-aboard, we didnt know what to expect, and were even skeptical of the close quarters. It was an amazing experience!!
The staff was incredibly helpful and the food was not to be missed. After every dive we were greeted with warm towels and yet another snack. The staff was very professional but fun too.
The outer reefs were so healthy and full of life, it was mind boggling. Each morning we woke to a new dive site where we would get a dive briefing and be set free to enjoy two dives without having to follow a dive master on a tour. During lunch the boat would move to a new site and we were off again to explore the reef. Each day we enjoyed a night dive as well.
There was everything from nurse sharks, turtles and eels to lobster, shrimp and sea horses. The most memorable dive of our trip was over a grass & sand area when we were returning from the reef in about 35 feet of water. I happened upon what looked like a cross between a very grouchy fish and a plucked chicken walking on the sandy bottom. Upon closer inspection, I found that there were actually two of them. Turns out they were the rarely seen short nosed batfish. I quickly signaled to my wife who had the camera. It was then that she discovered the camera shed been towing around was in fact, the camera housing with no camera inside. No proof of my find!!
When we were back on board I told the videographer of the find. He immediately suited up and spent more than an hour doing grid patterns but was unsuccessful in locating the batfish again. While we'll always remember that dive, a picture would have been worth a thousand words.
In 2002, my wife and I vacationed on Ambergis Caye in Belize and were introduced to the sport of scuba diving. It is such an exhilarating experience that we jumped into the deep blue and never looked back. Last year we joined a group of local Seattle divers aboard the Peter Hughes Sun Dancer II in Belize. Never having experienced a live-aboard, we didnt know what to expect, and were even skeptical of the close quarters. It was an amazing experience!!
The staff was incredibly helpful and the food was not to be missed. After every dive we were greeted with warm towels and yet another snack. The staff was very professional but fun too.
The outer reefs were so healthy and full of life, it was mind boggling. Each morning we woke to a new dive site where we would get a dive briefing and be set free to enjoy two dives without having to follow a dive master on a tour. During lunch the boat would move to a new site and we were off again to explore the reef. Each day we enjoyed a night dive as well.
There was everything from nurse sharks, turtles and eels to lobster, shrimp and sea horses. The most memorable dive of our trip was over a grass & sand area when we were returning from the reef in about 35 feet of water. I happened upon what looked like a cross between a very grouchy fish and a plucked chicken walking on the sandy bottom. Upon closer inspection, I found that there were actually two of them. Turns out they were the rarely seen short nosed batfish. I quickly signaled to my wife who had the camera. It was then that she discovered the camera shed been towing around was in fact, the camera housing with no camera inside. No proof of my find!!
When we were back on board I told the videographer of the find. He immediately suited up and spent more than an hour doing grid patterns but was unsuccessful in locating the batfish again. While we'll always remember that dive, a picture would have been worth a thousand words.
