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Caye Candids in Belize

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Blue Marlin Lodge and crew on Southwater Caye

Approaching shore, the office & pier, and Kay in the dive shack
Facing west at the Lodge (left); the Blue Marlin bell and island flower (right)
Kay, Ionie, Jim, Ellen, Gloria and Sam In the kitchen with Sam, Ionie and Gloria
Charlie's Bar
And dining room
and ohhhh the food, mmmmm, fresh Conch, Red Snapper or Lobster served with a big smile :)
Gazebo outside the lodge, DK waving, and us enjoying the deck :)
approaching our cottage...how beautiful the sand is maintained! (Jim wanted to include his favorite view)
View from our bed, looking east; the reef and sea beyond the reef
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)
Blue Marlin is north of the shack on stilts (left), as you can see the width of the island
Home north of the Blue Marlin property, still vacant since Hurricane Mitch in 1998 Jim collecting coral from the hurricane seawall, north of Blue Marlin property--check out his specimens!
Of course we couldn't bring them home (except the two small ones) so Jim decorated the palm tree by moonlight
I added one of the many coconuts we drank from-- delicious with a tad of Rum :)
Our skiff, loaded with food and beverages for our island hopping, fishing or snorkeling Our master guide, Ernie! Yeah!
Ernie throwing the net & capturing our bait; DK also assisting
Jim holding the bait, Sardine & Jack Passing a private caye...owner sure likes to collect Conch!
Steven's crew hauling in the lobster trap while he dives for another
Approaching Tobacco Caye north of us along the reef...check out their colors :)

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

Ernie showed us the pine tree, a hiding place on the Caye, for Hermit Crabs Some were larger but hard to see at night and photograph inside the tree
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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