Snorkeling Colson Caye - BelizeSnorkeling Colson Caye was very good. Maybe not as good as Rendezvous, but well worth a stop. The Colson Cayes are a few cayes south of Rendezvous Caye, past Alligator Caye, inside the barrier reef. The snorkeling that we did was not actually at Colson Cayes, but east of the southern most Colson Caye, at a patch reef area, inside, but close to the barrier reef. This was one of our many stops sailing down the coast of Belize. And on this day we hugged the inside of the barrier reef, wandering through patch reefs.
On the way we came across a number of local fishing boats (see picture below). There were about nine guys on this little fishing boat. They get dropped off with their little canoes, and free dive by themselves for most of the day, catching Conch and other prized fish, and then get picked up later in the day. They all sleep on the boat and stay out for weeks at a time. They have a huge block of ice in the hold to keep their catch fresh. It was pretty amazing to see. We actually had to bum some dish soap off of these guys.
As you can see in the picture below, it was another very healthy reef with a very nice variety of corals, hard and soft, sea rods and fans, and vibrant red sponges. The depths were perfect for snorkeling, with a maximum depth of probably around 12 feet.
There was not a great number of fish, but a decent amount. You can see a good sized school of fish in the video below, but they were pretty shy, so I did not get very many pictures of them close.Get Flash to see this video player. Once again we had the hovering barracuda hanging out. But really this location was best for seeing healthy corals and sponges. Enjoy the rest of the pictures below.
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