August 6, 2006
Hi this is Tom H. Today we had a great day snorkeling it was really exciting and fun. I saw many new animals that I have not seen before including a 6 foot barracuda. It was cool.
Greetings from Belize. Matt and Oswald here on Tobacco Caye with the student group. We live and work in Belize and are having a great time traveling with and showing all of our favorite spots around the country to our special guests from Woodside Priory. So far, our highlights have been canoeing on the Sibun River, near to where we live at Monkey Bay; THE BEST field excursion was to the Mountain Pine Ridge where we bathed in granite pools and cascades at Rio On, AND hiked through the jungle to a huge cave, Rio Frio, formed by flowing water. Our time with host families in Armenia Village was a great experience for us as well since we stayed overnight with a Maya Family host named Patricia Choc ¡V there we had fresh hand made corn tortilla baked on the wood burning fire hearth in their thatch roofed kitchen. We also bought jippy jappa fiber baskets with beautiful colors and designs ¡V the Maya are skilled at making art and craft from local materials harvested from the forest. Today we traveled by boat along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef to Carrie Bow Caye where the Smithsonian Institute operates a marine research station for the past 35 years. The small one-acre island has facilities for scientists to live and study marine ecosystems and organisms. There is a huge collection of scientific publications housed in their library and the station manager told us stories about the ongoing field work. We met two of the researchers studying the lifecycle and habits of hermit crabs, snorkeled off shore in the patch reef surrounding the island situated on the barrier reef.
Tonight we had fresh fish for dinner and planned another day of snorkeling at Twin Cayes in the mangrove habitat where we hope to see manatee and dolphins tomorrow. The sun, salt and stiff breeze here is invigorating and we are very tired at the end of the day. We hope to meet you and host your visit to Belize one day soon. Good night!
- Matthew Miller and Oswald Young
Our cabanas on the beach at Gaviota Reef Resort on Tobacco Caye
Greetings from Belize. Matt and Oswald here on Tobacco Caye with the student group. We live and work in Belize and are having a great time traveling with and showing all of our favorite spots around the country to our special guests from Woodside Priory. So far, our highlights have been canoeing on the Sibun River, near to where we live at Monkey Bay; THE BEST field excursion was to the Mountain Pine Ridge where we bathed in granite pools and cascades at Rio On, AND hiked through the jungle to a huge cave, Rio Frio, formed by flowing water. Our time with host families in Armenia Village was a great experience for us as well since we stayed overnight with a Maya Family host named Patricia Choc ¡V there we had fresh hand made corn tortilla baked on the wood burning fire hearth in their thatch roofed kitchen. We also bought jippy jappa fiber baskets with beautiful colors and designs ¡V the Maya are skilled at making art and craft from local materials harvested from the forest. Today we traveled by boat along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef to Carrie Bow Caye where the Smithsonian Institute operates a marine research station for the past 35 years. The small one-acre island has facilities for scientists to live and study marine ecosystems and organisms. There is a huge collection of scientific publications housed in their library and the station manager told us stories about the ongoing field work. We met two of the researchers studying the lifecycle and habits of hermit crabs, snorkeled off shore in the patch reef surrounding the island situated on the barrier reef.
Tonight we had fresh fish for dinner and planned another day of snorkeling at Twin Cayes in the mangrove habitat where we hope to see manatee and dolphins tomorrow. The sun, salt and stiff breeze here is invigorating and we are very tired at the end of the day. We hope to meet you and host your visit to Belize one day soon. Good night!
- Matthew Miller and Oswald Young
Our cabanas on the beach at Gaviota Reef Resort on Tobacco Caye
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