Blue Marlin
Lodge and crew on Southwater Caye |
Approaching shore, the office & pier, and Kay in the dive shack |
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Facing west at the Lodge (left); the Blue Marlin bell and island flower
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Kay, Ionie, Jim, Ellen, Gloria and Sam |
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In the kitchen with Sam, Ionie and Gloria |
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Charlie's Bar |
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And dining room |
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and ohhhh the food, mmmmm, fresh Conch, Red Snapper or Lobster served with
a big smile :) |
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Gazebo outside the lodge, DK waving, and us enjoying the deck :) |
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approaching our cottage...how beautiful the sand is maintained! (Jim
wanted to include his favorite view) |
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View from our bed, looking east; the reef and sea beyond the reef |
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View brief video tours of
the cottage interior and its
surroundings at dusk
(links will download 6mb & 7mb Windows Media Video files) |
Walking the path south and around Southwater Caye, passing
private homes, IZE Lodge and Pelican Pouch Lodge at the southern tip
(accessible to Blue Marlin Lodgers) |
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Blue Marlin is north of the shack on stilts (left), as you can see the
width of the island |
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Home north of the Blue Marlin property, still vacant since Hurricane Mitch
in 1998 |
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Jim collecting coral from the hurricane seawall, north of Blue Marlin
property--check out his specimens! |
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Of course we couldn't bring them home (except the two small ones) so Jim
decorated the palm tree by moonlight |
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I added one of the many coconuts we drank from-- delicious with a tad of
Rum :) |
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Our skiff, loaded with food and beverages for our island hopping, fishing
or snorkeling |
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Our master guide, Ernie! Yeah! |
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Ernie throwing the net & capturing our bait; DK also assisting |
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Jim holding the bait, Sardine & Jack |
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Passing a private caye...owner sure likes to collect Conch! |
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Steven's crew hauling in the lobster trap while he dives for another |
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Approaching Tobacco Caye north of us along the reef...check out their
colors :) |
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Our kayaking adventure around the island, viewing the
southern beach of Pelican Pouch |
A very small caye with an eco research center aboard,
just south of Southwater Caye |
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Ernie showed us the pine tree, a hiding place on the Caye, for Hermit
Crabs |
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Some were larger but hard to see at night and photograph inside the tree |
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The large mangrove called Twin Caye west of Southwater Caye is where many
reef fish spawn. It is also a home of crocodile. Not part of the usual
snorkel tour, but Ernie took us through the lagoon to satisfy Jim's geeky
curiosity. The underwater pic is very blurry, but you can see how it is
mostly made of roots growing down to the muddy bottom. |
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