Belize diving

RCFA · #1 02-03-2012, 08:43 PM

nice! what kind of camera/strobes do you use?

saltcreep · #2 02-03-2012, 08:57 PM

Thanks. I use a Canon G11 with an Ikelite housing and Ikelite DS51 substrobe. It does more than I need at the moment until my skills improve, both diving and picture taking.

saltcreep · #3 02-03-2012, 09:09 PM

Here are a couple more. I'm trying to find two videos that my wife shot. The first was a huge spotted eagle ray that cruised by and the other is me assisting in the "lion fish eradication program". It was the first time using a spear gun and it's open season on them. Unfortunately my wife's camera housing flooded and it wasn't good news for the camera of the card.

Jason McK · #4 02-04-2012, 01:19 AM

Great shots.
I'm heading to Belize next Friday. Your getting me pumped up.
Where did you stay? Where was your favorite restaurant?

saltcreep · #5 02-04-2012, 04:25 AM

We were in San Pedro on Ambergris Caye. Let me know if that is where you are headed. If so, where are you staying. Lots of great places.

reef_rookie · #6 02-04-2012, 05:18 AM

Very nice. And good decision by not diving the "Blue Hole" I dove it a few years back and it has nothing in it but water, and it was expensive.

scubadawg · #7 02-04-2012, 05:41 AM

I dove Belize a few years ago on the Nekton Pilot for a week, liveaboard, lots of small stuff, large barrel sponges.

lee9 · #8 02-04-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by reef_rookie

Very nice. And good decision by not diving the "Blue Hole" I dove it a few years back and it has nothing in it but water, and it was expensive.

I really liked the Blue Hole day trip. It was a bit expensive but I was staying on Caye Caulker so it's quite a long boat trip for a day trip. Sure the Blue Hole dive itself wasn't that great but it was my first deep dive and my first encounter with sharks so maybe I'm biased

. There were some things to see... large groupers, etc.

The other dive sites we dove there were pretty impressive though. The Aquarium and Half Moon Wall sites had loads of fish and corals. I've dove in many different countries in Central and South American and I am still impressed with the variety at The Aquarium dive site.

I also liked that you explore Half Moon Caye over lunch. There was lots to see there too.

Overall I'd recommend the day trip and do it again myself

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Great pics too by the way Saltcreep!!