Man, I’ve gotten behind in my posts!  We had some good friends from West Virginia come the week after Thanksgiving and they were game to join us for a LONG day trip to the Great Blue Hole.  A four hundred foot sinkhole in the middle of shallow Lighthouse Atoll, it’s one of those bucket list items that is a “must do” for divers.  However, it’s 50 miles out to sea from San Pedro, so not an easy trip.  As a treat for completing his Open Water certification, we allowed Sam to miss school and join us on this once-in-a-lifetime adventure.  While he was not permitted to actually scuba dive in the blue hole due to the depth, he was able to snorkel in it and then join us on the other more shallow dive in the Lighthouse Atoll.  Additionally, we got to stop at beautiful Half Moon Caye for lunch and a visit to the Red Footed Booby bird sanctuary.

Sunrise departure:

Stalactites 130 feet under the water:

A reef shark swims below Whit:

Sam relaxing on the way to Half Moon Caye (yes the water is that gorgeous):

On Half Moon Caye walking to the bird nesting area:

Red Footed Booby and the Male Frigate bird:

For those of you who want to see the video: