Liz: Day 43: Tranquility Bay, Ambergris Caye

Sofia is working on an update for our last couple days, a trip to the Butterfly Ranch and swimming at Rio On Pools. That will be coming soon.

Yesterday we traveled by ferry from Belize City to San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, about an hour and a half ride. At the dock we boarded a small speedboat that zipped thirty minutes up the east side of the island to Tranquility Bay. Tranquility Bay is located in the Bacalar Chica National Marine Park and is a United Nations World Heritage Site.  The reef meets the shore just to the north so you can easily snorkel out to the reef and the boat traffic is limited as there is no outlet to the north.

This is "La Isla Bonita" of the popular song by that name. Our cabana looks down through coconut trees and over 50 feet of white sand to the water.  Sofia woke me up this morning to come watch the sunrise with her.  We watched a heron catch its' morning meal and enjoyed the bright pinks in the sky and on the water.  It was beautiful morning and a relaxing day of playing in the water, snorkeling, making skirts out of palm tree leaves and reading.

The restaurant is out on a dock over the water. During the day you can look down through the floorboards and see fish swimming around. You can meander down to the restaurant in bare feet if you like. It's very casual and a great place for kids of all ages to sit on a stool sipping a soda watching the ocean float by. At night they light the water under the dock which draws all kinds of fish. You can stand at the end of the dock and see rays, barracudas, trumpet fish and a variety of other fish.

Tomorrow we are going to try our hand(s) at fishing.  If we catch anything big enough the kitchen will prepare it for us for dinner.