| After a visit to the States for Dr. Brian's Graduation!!!! We returned to cruise Belize's many beautiful islands |
| The Queen Keys are part of a protected park and feature exceptional snorkeling |
| In light wind we raise the spinnaker and sail back to Placencia for provisions! |
| Laughing Bird Cay, once an important breeding site for Laughing Gulls, also has great snorkeling |
| at Ranguana Cay, a local fisherman paddles by in his hand hewn canoe |
| We invite him aboard and check out his catch - a large Spanish Hogfish |
| Later Ahmet returns with lobsters and a crab! |
| And shows us how to clean and prepare them |
| A hammer and a stout sharp knife are essential. First cleave the top side of the tail |
| Next cleave the underside by whacking the (well-positioned) knife with the hammer, and rinse out the guts in the sea |
| Slice open the legs and antennae |
| Voila! |
| A few days later at Jack's Cay... |
| Another fisherman sold us lobsters |
| And it was our turn to prepare them |
| No problem! Bob's a quick study |
| Allright! Quite a feast! |
| North Long Cocoa Cay. AKA Jumping Ray Bay |
| Wildlife often visit the boat, like this large Moneybat Moth! |
| Hurricane Dean signaled it was time to go. So we cleared out of Belize at Punta Gorda on August 16th bound for Guatemala |
