Today we took a water taxi to the north island. Our destination was Bounty Bay Beach club. For $15 we got the water taxi ride, entrance to the club and a free drink. Berni had a fruit rum punch and I just had a fruit punch. They were delicious. They were all kinds of people they’re waiting on us. We were actually able to eat lunch right at our lounge chairs. The water was colder than yesterday, but I did get in for a couple of snorkeling tours. Not a lot to see. What fish I did see were quite small. The water was also not as clear as yesterday. But it was nice to swim around. The food at this place is the best food we’ve had since we’ve gotten here. We shared hamburger sliders and coconut shrimp. Both were excellent. Later we had some onion rings that were also quite good. All in all, it was a delightful day. Here are the pictures that I took at the club.

Some pictures from around the facility

Here are the pictures that I took with the underwater camera. Again, they’re nowhere near as interesting as the ones I took yesterday.

For dinner tonight, we just went around the corner at a place called Wish Willie. Seating was at long tables with other guests. We sat with people from New York, a gal from California and two delightful gals from Denmark. They had just graduated high school and were taking a gap year traveling through Central America and South America. It was surprising how well they spoke English. You get to pick your protein and then you were served up, wonderfully grilled meat, grilled vegetables and rice. Simple, plain and delicious. If you wanted a beer, you just went over to the refrigerator and you took one. When you left, you just went up to the cook and told him what you had and paid for it. 

Some interesting facts about Caye Caulker. The population is about 4000 with 66% Mestizo. Believe it or not 0.3% are Mennonite. We actually saw a Mennonite family at dinner last night. The island is about 20 miles north, northeast of Belize city. The island is made up of a sandbar over a limestone shelf. The island has been inhabited for hundreds of years, but there was a significant increase in the population during the Caste War of Yucatán in 1847 when mestizo (mixed Spanish and Mayan descendants) fled the massacres that were occurring.

Tonight’s sunset. Not nearly as nice as the preceding evenings.