Almost done our stay at Caye Caulker

Yesterday we did The Turneffe Atoll Tour with Red Mangrove Eco Tours. Harold wore a t shirt to prevent more burn (he's still pretty bad, especially left shoulder), and I wore my long sleeve shirt snorkeling the whole time (both shirts UV protective). It was a looooong and very bumpy boat ride out there over huge waves since we went outside the barrier reef. We snorkeled in two places then stopped on a little tiny caye that was owned by the tour guide Carlos' grandfather until 2000 when he died, and now it is his! His own personal tiny little island. There is a shack on the island and we stopped there for over an hour while he cooked us lunch on a fire inside the hut, and then told us the story of the mangroves and how they create cayes, before setting off for one more snorkle and then the long journey home. He went a different way on the ride home, that is longer, but not so high of waves, so a bit more comfortable, plus we got to see St.George's Caye and some other cayes along the way. There was actually a home on a tiny tiny tiny little caye even smaller than the one that Carlos owns, and one home that was just on stilts way out in the middle, no land at all!

This morning we had the most excellent breakfast ever at CocoPlum, the same place we went for dinner on Saturday night for dinner and Garifuna drumming. We both had the CocoPlum omlette with fruit tray. mmmmmmm... delish. And the best coffee Harold's had here yet. They also sell some sunburn remedy that they make, so we bought some to use on Harold's back, and he thinks it's working!

Tomorrow is our last full day in Caye Caulker so we are hoping to do a Manatee Tour before we leave, but Chocolate is not running his until Friday :( We are now hoping for Red Mangrove, but not sure they will get enough people to run it. If not maybe we'll go to another place, not sure yet. Maybe we'll have to manatee watch from Placencia, but that will not be at Swallow Caye where we were hoping to see them. Cross your fingers for us!

Then Friday morning we are leaving early for our treck into the Jungle Lodge with a stop at the zoo.