Re: Diving in Belize

"TD van Niekerk" <NewsPosting@CaribeDiving.com> wrote in message
news:43f22b03$0$4324$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> Hi Everyone,
> I am new to the group and enjoy reading the postings.

Welcome.

By the way, it's best not to attach pictures. If you have a picture you wish
to share, then post the URL for it.

>
> Last year my girlfriend and I went to Belize on a dive vacation. We ended
> up on the Ambergris Keyes and found a local dive shop that had trips going
> out to the Blue Hole. (Later found out that there was only one boat
running
> to the Blue Hole sub-contracting with the other dive shops).

That is Amigos del Mar and their Pro48, the Miss Mel.

> From Ambergris Keyes

Ambergris Caye

>
> For those that are not familiar with the Blue Hole, it is a vertical cave
> about 100m (330ft) deep

480 ft, minimum

(snip)

Here's a good article with some great shots included.

http://www.deeperblue.net/article.php/675/3/1

By the way, sincere congrats along with extreme jealousy on seeing the
hammerhead.

> The crew did serve us with a very welcome locally cooked lunch on
> one of the local islands. They also stopped for dolphin watching along the
> way and did their best to be good hosts. Just pushing the limits a bit on
> the diving. :(

Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to have new divers on this trip.