15 New Horizons travelers had a super week on Ambergris Caye, Belize. The barrier reef was only a five to ten minute boat ride from the hotel dock, which made for easy logistics. Life on the reef was active and plentiful. We saw countless nurse sharks actively swimming on patrol, lots of big grouper, several turtles, eagle rays, moray eels, and a wide variety of tropical fish. Sea conditions got rough a few days, but we enjoyed the dives once we jumped in the water!

Click on the video below to watch a one minute clip of nurse sharks having a fish snack courtesy of our dive guide. You will notice that the camera got a few “bumps” as the sharks eagerly chowed down.

Below, an Eagle Ray “flies” over by our dive group at 70 feet.

Gail cruises down a coral canyon enjoying the colorful sponges.
Nice form, by the way!

A sea turtle pauses during a snack to check us out.

Local Divemaster Carlos holds a nurse shark so divers can have a close encounter!

A lobster peeks out from under a ledge to see what’s going on.

Green moray eels like this one were frequently seen on the reefs.

On our last day, we went into the heart of mainland Belize to see the Mayan ruins known as Lamanai (meaning “submerged crocodile”). It was fantastic!

Thanks to everyone who went on the trip; we hope you will join us again for another New Horizons Diving adventure!

Congratulations to twelve new divers who just completed their Open Water certification with Instructor Dan! Above, James (right) gets a congratulatory handshake from Dan as he becomes a PADI Diver. Conditions were ideal on October 6 and 7 at Falling Rock Park in LaGrange. The skies were perfect blue, and the visibility under water was 30 feet or better! Everyone had a super time, and they are now looking forward to a dive trip in the future. Great job everyone!