Bacalar Chico
In Belize: Close encounters of the aquamarine kind

Do not adjust your set. The ridiculously fluorescent blue water you see in these pictures is correct. The water on the reef just off Ambergris Caye is that blue below the surface.
Up above is a different story. There, as you look out from shore to reef, the color can change numerous times, shimmering between emerald and azure.
The other day I joined friends for a trip around the island, with a little snorkeling at Mexico Rocks thrown in at the end. Read the rest of this entry »