Monday Day Three: Feb. 9th

 This was my snorkle day. The weather was wet and rainy and cold! I went to their UNESCO National Park: Laughing Bird Caye National Park. We had a guide in the water with us, pointing out fish and choral as we snorkeled. There were also two other guides with us as well. There were a family of four, two women traveling together and another couple. The two women stayed close to me and helped me with my fins and kept me on track when I strayed from the group. We had lunch on the caye of one of the island's signature dishes: stewed chicken, beans and rice and pasta salad. then we went back in the water for a second trip. The snorkeling itself was fun but the ride back was so very cold. Thank goodness for the wetsuits and the towels we wrapped around ourselves. I got sick from this trip, a sinus infection affair but I'm feeling a lot better as I write this on Thursday! I used a saline rinse and sudafed which really really helped. That and a lot of sleep the last couple of nights. 

The boat we went out on
This lady walks placencia with this basket of burritos on her head. I couldn't buy any that morning because I was on my way out but she came the next morning and the girls bought delicious burritos from her. 


Getting ready to go out to snorkeling
Doyle's smokehouse. yummy smoked fish and marg had steak. 



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