Sunday, April 3, 2011

Last Post from Belize

It's our last night in Belize and I'm pretty sure the kids aren't ready to go home yet.  Don't get me wrong, they are missing everyone from home, but they are having a fantastic time in Belize.  Tobacco Caye has been amazing and the Marine Biologists that we have been working with (Matt and Michelle) have been phenomenal!!  The kids have all learned a lot and they have been great snorkelers.  Right now we are all in the Marine Station looking at the underwater photos the kids took today while they were snorkeling.  After this they are going out for their night snorkel.

Yesterday we spent the entire day on the water.  We started with an hour long snorkel about 15 minutes off of the Caye.  The coral and the fish we saw were amazing and everyone did a great job not touching anything or stepping on any coral.  We spent some time on Carrie Bow Caye.  This is the island where the Smithsonian Marine Station is located.  We waded through the Mangroves and learned a lot about why they are important.  We also snorkeled around a Mangrove and saw lots of Jellyfish. The whole group was pretty exhausted after dinner.

No major sunburns and our bug bites are starting to go away!  I can't guarantee that we will all be clean when we get home tomorrow though.  Thank you for all of the wonderful posts from home.  It became our routine to read all of them out loud after lunch or dinner.  The kids all loved hearing from their friends and family at home.  There are lots of stories and pictures to share when we get home!

See you all in Chicago!!



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