Belize Vacation - Day 4 Diving Esmeralda and Tuffy Canyons

Today was another great diving day with Johnny Boy Tours. The boat picked us up from our dock at 9:00 am. I was up hours before that time so I enjoyed the peaceful view. 

Look at all of the different size coconuts growing on this tree. I never realized a single tree produced so many coconuts at once. During our stay, the coconuts frequently fell. One splashed into the pool while we were swimming. Another one fell and cracked open on one of the lounge chairs by the pool.

The wind had picked up a bit on this day so the waves were higher. It was a pretty rough ride out to the dive sites. Once you slipped under the water, it was so peaceful. We dove Esmeralda and Tuffy Canyons dive sites. On the first dive, my husband had a bad regulator. Luckily, he was able to use his octopus on that dive and change out regulators for the second dive. Other than that, things went smoothly.

We saw this gorgeous turtle at the Esmeralda dive site. It swam right underneath my husband. It's back was covered with red algae. I never get tired of spotting turtles. It feels magical every time I see one. They are so graceful in the water, just minding their own business and barely moving a flipper to glide through the water.

This short video made me laugh. Boogs thought my husband was taking his picture. Boogs was oblivious to the shark behind him until we motioned to look behind. We saw so many sharks on this dive.

My husband took a video of entering the Tuffy Canyons dive site. J2, Boogs, and I were waiting on the sandy bottom for everyone so we could start the dive.

Puffer fish are so cute. This one was at Tuffy Canyons. I like how their bodies are so boxy and their eyes are so big.

Tuffy Canyons was filled with long swaying coral. I find it mesmerizing and calming. If possible, I would hover over it and sway with it for hours. It's so soothing.

Tuffy Canyons has several "fingers" of coral that we dove through and around.

There were big schools of fish swimming through the Tuffy Canyons site. It was a fantastic dive.

After our dives, we took the golf cart into town to visit the fruit stands. The fresh pineapple and mango were delicious. 

The moonlit sky was beautiful at night. I tried to capture its beauty but did not come close to seeing it in person.