Today, the last day of the ocean portion of the trip, we visit Half Moon Caye Natural Monument (HMCNM), the furthest from the mainland of Belize’s three atolls, and one of the only four atolls in the Western Hemisphere. We went ashore for various activities. One could choose to walk towards a nesting bird colony to have amazing looks at nesting magnificent frigatebirds and red-footed boobies. We could also choose to go out snorkeling looking for animals within the coral reefs. We had great views of various animals in their natural habitats. It was windy, to say the least, but this did not deter us at all from any of the outings!
2/13/2022
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National Geographic Sea Lion
Maya Sky/Placencia
Today we woke up to a beautiful sunrise o n National Geographic Sea Lion in Belize. We are getting ready to do an inland activity that will take us to a waterfall to enjoy part of the day and the possibility to do tubing down a river called South Stan Creek River. It was my first time and I was very impressed by the natural beauty of the waterfall and the rock formation. We enjoyed about an hour at the falls then took a drive to the tubing site. We passed by land once used for growing oranges and bananas. At the private waterfall and river access, we did some swimming and tubing. Some guests saw scarlet macaws while tubing. It was a great expedition to the foot of a Mayan mountain. This afternoon, after a spectacular lunch, we rode Zodiacs to a place called the Yacht Club. Here we got the chance to enjoy a performance by the Garifuna Collective, a group that plays a kind of music known as punta. It was a fond farewell to Belize.
