Today the group split up somewhat. Rick, Roger, Shawn and Greg went diving to get their PADI open water diving certification. The rest went on a catamaran ride to the reef for snorkeling and for some r&r on Caye Caulker, a little island south of where we are.
The divers had 3 dives, 1 at 15 feet and 2 at 60 feet to practice on the skills required to obtain the certification. Roger had a bit of an incident on the 3rd dive, 50 feet below the surface. Many thanks to Rudy, our dive master, at Island Divers Belize for his skill and expertise. If you are planning a trip to San Pedro and are looking to certify or dive for that matter, please use them as they are, as far as I am concerned, the BEST!!
We have 2 more dives in the morning and hopefully all goes well.
Not sure how the catamaran went but there seemed to be no pain felt by most of the sea farer's on return.
Today the town is celebrating Garifuna Settlement day in the town square with lots of street side food vendors and a music/dance show. Between the festivities and the Pier Lounge world famous chicken drop, there is plenty to do this evening. For those readers unfamiliar of the chicken drop, there are 4 sheets of plywood placed on the beach, each with 25 random numbers to total 1-100. Each number costs $1 Belize and are drawn from a glass jar. When all numbers are sold, they drop a chicken in the middle and if it happens to use your numbered square as it`s bathroom, you win a $100 Belize or $50usd. You collect your prize shortly after you clean up after the chicken. Not sure if it his sanctioned by the countries lottery corporation but odds are 1 in 100.
Due to the crappy internet service this year, we will update pictures as time and service permits. Interestingly enough, Skype is not an option here either as the internet provider, Belize Tel, has restricted its use.
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