The students and I planned a trip to Tom Owens Caye, which is beautiful 1 acre coral island in the Sapodilla Cayes reef system - a marine reserve in the Caribbean just off the coast of Belize. Early Saturday morning we took an hour and a half boat ride to the island. After lunch we went out to sea in search of whale sharks. We were prepared to snorkel along side the 47,000 lb fish, but unfortunately we did spot any. We then went snorkeling around the island. We got lucky and found some fisherman throwing some conch off their boat, which attracted a couple eagle sting rays. It was amazing being inches away from the rays. A couple students and I went fishing in the evening. We first caught some fish called bonita and used them as our bait. We ended up catching 2 barracuda that night! We had so much fun that we decided to go fishing early in the morning too. That morning we caught four more barracuda. The owner of the island cooked the fish for us and we had it for lunch along with fried conch, rice, and beans. It was tasty. We also had lots left overs, which we brought home with us. Sunday I spent the day swimming and lounging in a hammock. Around 3 pm we headed back to civilization.
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