Bella Does Snorkel Watching

Yesterday was TOO MUCH! I'm exhausted, and I hardly know where to begin. 

The day actually began with breakfast on the beach at Estel's. I've talked about it before, but breakfast at Estel's (served all day long) is always fun. That's our new friend Pedro, the 19-year-old chemistry/mathematics teacher at San Pedro High School in the picture with Honey, Holly, Tom and me. He and his identical twin brother Pablo were abandoned at birth in Corozal, and rescued by his adoptive mother and father. Another amazing story from an amazing country.

Belizean Dental Care

It was at Estel's where Holly experienced her first bout of excruciating pain from an exposed nerve in a back tooth. Throughout the day various local remedies and suggestions were offered. The most effective seems to have been the rum-soaked rag applied directly to the tooth and the lortabs (generic ones) which can be purchased here without any annoying prescription requirements.

Courtesy of Tom's underwater camera.

The big deal of the day was snorkeling. We went out to the reef guided by Everett and Ennes of Belize Diving Adventures' where everyone but me suited up to view the sea critters close up. (I don't do water.) We took the ten minute boat ride out to Hol Chan Marine Reserve (means little channel) where we saw grouper, snapper, angel fish, lion fish, moray eels, manta rays, and one shark! The moray was green, as long as a sofa, and was free forming everywhere! Shelley's favorite part was swimming with a sea turtle, but she opted to stay on the boat at Shark-Ray Alley, only because she was flat worn-out! The girls swam with the nurse sharks with sting rays gliding by. Awesome experience! The cost of the three hour trip was $35 USD per person and worth every penny! Belize Diving Adventures' is literally in our backyard: Their boats are nice, the equipment is good, and the guides are super friendly. Check it out at www.belizedivingadventures.net.

Dinner was PepperOni's pizza!  Fast, easy, and delicious. Then off to Fido's where we met up with our friend Jason DeCost who accompanied us to the casino at Captain Morgan's. Normally, one goes to the casino by water taxi, but we were driven by Dave on his audio-equipped, Garth-Brooks-playing Polaris (a six passenger golf cart on steroids).

End of Day Exhaustion

We're headed to church now, then who knows what. The girls will be leaving on Tuesday, and then maybe I'll have a chance to relax!

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Y'all come visit. We'll snorkel and giggle and gamble! You're gonna love Belize!