Belize - Day 6Day 6 Mangroves, Coral Garden, and Hol Chan National Park
After an invigorating evening seine of the turtle grass last night that yielded a Checkered Puffer fish, we woke up this morning to venture to the feared Mangroves. There we saw an abundance of organisms such as the batfish, which would not qualify as a pretty fish, and we even managed to completely avoid the biting Isopods. We then took a refreshingly cool boat ride to the Coral Gardens where we battled the currents to see some beautiful reef teeming with life. We finished the boat trip at Hol Chan National Park which is undoubtedly the most perfect and picturesque reef imaginable. We saw three Green Sea Turtles, a Nurse Shark, huge schools of Snapper, and giant Grouper. We felt like pros as we watched the ‘dopes on a rope’ attempt to snorkel around us. The afternoon finished with, believe it or not, more swimming back at the complex. It was probably the most fun day yet, and we are all excited about the next trip out tomorrow.
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All rights reserved.SmugMugGearing up for the mangrove snorkel<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />Gearing up for the mangrove snorkel</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050616_XH2qB" title="Gearing up for the mangrove snorkel"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/066/334050616_XH2qB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Gearing up for the mangrove snorkel" title="Gearing up for the mangrove snorkel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:36:54Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/066/334050616_XH2qB-Th.jpgTara with a batfish<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />Tara with a batfish</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050621_PGtsj" title="Tara with a batfish"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/069/334050621_PGtsj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tara with a batfish" title="Tara with a batfish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:39:11Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/069/334050621_PGtsj-Th.jpgShyla with a horse conch<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />Shyla with a horse conch</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050620_Avq3d" title="Shyla with a horse conch"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/104/334050620_Avq3d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Shyla with a horse conch" title="Shyla with a horse conch" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:39:12Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/104/334050620_Avq3d-Th.jpgBoat ride on the way to the mangroves<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />Boat ride on the way to the mangroves</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050665_D8yPw" title="Boat ride on the way to the mangroves"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/IMG3366/334050665_D8yPw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Boat ride on the way to the mangroves" title="Boat ride on the way to the mangroves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:37:36Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/IMG3366/334050665_D8yPw-Th.jpgTeresa and Brent modeling their full body armor for the mangroves<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />Teresa and Brent modeling their full body armor for the mangroves</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050662_6KULW" title="Teresa and Brent modeling their full body armor for the mangroves"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/590/334050662_6KULW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Teresa and Brent modeling their full body armor for the mangroves" title="Teresa and Brent modeling their full body armor for the mangroves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:39:12Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/590/334050662_6KULW-Th.jpgGreen sea turtle at Hol Chan National Park<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />Green sea turtle at Hol Chan National Park</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050664_NK6wh" title="Green sea turtle at Hol Chan National Park"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/IMG0226/334050664_NK6wh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Green sea turtle at Hol Chan National Park" title="Green sea turtle at Hol Chan National Park" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:39:13Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/IMG0226/334050664_NK6wh-Th.jpgstudents snorkeling around the mangroves<p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com">berrycollege</a><br />students snorkeling around the mangroves</p><p><a href="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/5463800_Bkcdo#334050707_Zd5Bx" title="students snorkeling around the mangroves"><img src="http://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/IMG3389/334050707_Zd5Bx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="students snorkeling around the mangroves" title="students snorkeling around the mangroves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-18T00:38:33Zberrycollegehttp://berrycollege.smugmug.comhttp://berrycollege.smugmug.com/Other/Belize-Day-6/IMG3389/334050707_Zd5Bx-Th.jpg