With the first light, one of the most wonderful things is to hear (no howler monkeys) the birds waking up for the day, singing their Caribbean song. After about 15 minutes, however, everything got quiet except for the occasional drip of rain, which turned into a steady hard rain by breakfast. The girls and I were scheduked at 8:00 at the dive shop where we reviewed our referral paperwork, got our equipment and headed the the dive boat. Julie sent us off and we beaded east into the aqua blue ocean. One advantage of St. George's Caye is that it is only a 5 minute ride to the reef. Karina been nervous all morning, apprehensive of what lie abead. The rain had let up and the wind picked up, so it was pretty rough with rollers about 4-5 feet. McKenzie and I were first in followed by Karina and Jose, our dive instructor. It was a little chaotic at tbe surface with all three of us at tbe descent rope ar the same time, but ine we got off tbe surface, everyone spread out and the first dive began. We descended to 40 feet, wbicb was our max planned for tbe day. We spent about 50 minutes exploring the reef, practicing skills and getting comfortable with our new weightlessness. The girls were awesome, showing their stuff, demonstrating what the had learned in tbe pool with ease. We saw all kinds of reef fish, eels and the ever present invasive Lionfish. Two of our boatmates were of hunting these unwelcome visitors with 6 foot soears. After our air got to the "time to ascend" level, we hard 8 back to the surface, where we flopped aboard or five boat with a little help from "Ripped Russell", a guy sporting as McKenzie noted,"an amazing 8-pack." After a short rest aboard with some water and fruit, it was time for dive two. McKenzie and I were first in and started down, when a burp went awry for me, lodging a chunk of watermelon squarely at the back of my throat. A quick duck to the surface was in order, where I expelled the pesky chunk of fruit and headed back down for another 50 minuets of Belize underwater heaven. After we returned to the resort, we had a delicious lunch of shrimp chimichangas and then spent tbe afternoon fisbing off tbe docks, paddle boarding, kayaking and zwimmkng. It rained on and off and was cloudy all day, which was pretty fortunate for us, keeping us out of the hot sun. Now we are sitting down for dinner, a wind down and an early bedtime in preparation for tomorrow's final qualification dives.
Kelly and Rhenee were excellent to work with on planning our trip. The logistics all worked smoothly and everyone was friendly and on time. Our accommodations were very good, particularly the incredible Patagonia Camp in Torres del Paine! Our guides on every excursion were outstanding and made the hikes memorable! Overall we had a wonderful trip with incredible memories!
Scott Gibson
1 day ago
Adventure Life is definitely a first-class safari tour company, and our representative was Franny Friesz. First of all, she responded immediately after we contacted Adventure Life. We told Franny that we had never been on a safari, and she was more than eager to offer a mountain of information about the trip. She informed us fully about all the ups, downs, and all arounds! She even prepared a number of packages for us to review -- even after we made changes to the areas we wanted to explore. Friendly, helpful, professional, and extremely knowledgeable -- these words describe Franny, and what a wonderful trip she prepared! We couldn't have asked for better service than Franny of Adventure Life. We HIGHLY recommend her and her outstanding company! Bon Voyage!
Prima Burke
2 days ago
The staff at Adventure Life made planning my family's trip to the Galapagos Islands as easy as possible. They listened to what we were hoping to experience and made thoughtful suggestions about how to accomplish our vacation goals while meeting the needs of travelers ages 17-76! They patiently answered questions and follow up questions in the months leading up to the trip. They helped us trouble shoot and customize the trip in every way possible. The logistics involved in traveling from Boston to the Galapagos are innumerable. The Adventure Life staff helped us arrange every detail and the team they assembled in the Galapagos was tremendous. I have never done a trip this big before and after working with Adventure Life this time--would not hesitate one second in working with them again.
Jennifer Howard Schroeder
3 days ago
Kevin got right on our request and had us booked within the week