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Belize – Saturday 12/8

Since Saturday was our last full day, I needed to get some srsbsns poolside relaxation in. I got out to the pool a little after 9AM and claimed a chair in the water. It was a nice spot, but I was paranoid about having my Kindle, iPhone, and iPod over the water.

There were a few people by the pool, but at around 10AM it cleared out and I was all alone for a while. Nick, Curtis, and Kristen joined me a bit later. It was hot. Eventually the heat became too much and I retreated to the pool permanently. We had drinks and lunch poolside. Kristen and I stayed out longer than the boys. I couldn’t have asked for a nicer day to soak up rays.

Rudy was having another beach BBQ like last time, so we moseyed to the dive shop for dinner. There was a Christmas boat parade, which was fun to watch, though really, really slow moving. We hung on the dock and chit chatted for a few hours before squeezing in some last minute souvenir shopping.

Because packing means leaving and I didn’t want to leave, and going to bed meant it would be that much sooner to departure day, I stayed up late and watched TV with the clicky-click sounds of Nick computing in the background. I also enjoyed a last glass-bottled made-with-sugar Coke before going to bed.

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Belize – Friday 12/7

This morning was sad, because we woke up to our last day of diving. I only intended on doing one dive, but Rudy talked me into two. During the surface interval I was starving. Kristen wanted to go to Latitudes Cafe and get smoothies, so I went with her. It turned out they served breakfast too. I ordered the Original Belizean wrap to tide me over, which consisted of eggs, ham, sweet peppers, cheese, and a secret sauce. Omg, best breakfast wrap ever. If Perkins served stuff like this all day, I would definitely indulge in breakfast more often.

Kristen decided she wanted to eat there for lunch, so after diving, we headed back down the beach. This time I had a roast beef and pepper wrap. I’m pretty sure it had the same sauce. Excellent.

After lunch I escaped to the pool for a little reading. For dinner we went to Hurricane’s Ceviche Bar and Grill. Apparently they have great ceviche. We wouldn’t know because we never received the ceviche we ordered. The service was slooooooowwwwww, but the food was good and there was a live musician to boot! I ordered the special, which was shrimp, cheese, and spinach stuffed grouper.

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Boca del Rio, Dive 79

Dive: 79
Belize Dive: 13
Date: 12/7/12
Site: Boca del Rio
Avg/Max Depth: 48/87
Temp: 81
TBT/CBT: 0:51/65:10
Buddies: Nick, Curtis, Kristen

I didn’t plan on doing two dives today, but Rudy twisted my arm. And boy am I glad he did!

After seeing Curtis manhandle a shark, I decided it was something I wanted to try. I was trying to stay where they were swimming, which was a bit deeper than I wanted to be. They always look closer than they actually are, so I didn’t so much as touch one. I wasn’t paying attention to my computer and ended up going into deco for the first time. Seriously? I hear everyone else’s computers beeping at them. A little warning would have been nice.

It had me ascend to about 30 feet, which sucked because it was too far up to get a good look at anything. I hung there for at least 5 minutes. Once my timer was up, everyone else was ascending, so I went right into my safety stop.

The good news is that, because I was so close to the surface, I was that much closer when THE DOLPHINS came to play!!1! I didn’t have my camera, which was bittersweet. I was close enough to have gotten some good photos, but it was nice to watch them without distraction.

It was a fantastic way to end the dives here on beautiful Ambergris Caye.

Sandy Point, Dive 78

Dive: 78
Belize Dive: 12
Date: 12/7/12
Site: Sandy Point
Avg/Max Depth: 59/96
Temp: 79
TBT/CBT: 0:49/64:19
Buddies: Nick, Curtis, Kristen

I left my camera behind today. I didn’t really feel like dealing with it. I wanted to be able to observe and just enjoy being under the water. Also, by leaving it behind, I believed it would increase our chances of seeing something awesome, like some dolphins for Kristen.

Rudy ended up with an unclaimed spear. Just as I decided that I would swim up to him and take it, Curtis swooped in and accepted the challenge. He shot one too! Damn it. Next time.

Belize – Thursday 12/6

Kristen and I skipped out on dive 2 in favor of the pool. We relaxed with cool drinks and ordered lunch from Red Ginger. I had snapper tacos. Kristen had wings. And I ate some. They were tasty.

For dinner we went to Blue Water Grill again. It was sushi night, so I ordered a California roll and a Dominical roll, which was crab, avocado, cucumber, and salmon. I think. Whatever, it was good. We stopped at DandE’s for frozen custard again. I had coconut. It was good, but not as good as the chocolate. No black guard kitty this time, but the nice lady owner gave Kristen and me pumice stones, which was perfect timing because we were just discussing skin issues earlier in the day and decided we could benefit from something like that.

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