BELIZE, UNDERWATER

Belize has not been one of our favourite countries for snorkelling. That being said, the camera has worked well and we have quite a few decent shots underwater.

We aren't sure what this purple-blue plant/animal is.  But it was gorgeous!

Spotted butterfly fish...in Belize, we saw some of the largest ones we have ever seen.

You don't see many starfish.

Although they don't look blue in this shot, these are blue tangs.  We see large schools of these almost every time we snorkel.

Sea fans or sea ferns???  OK, so it's not such an educational blog...

Lovely fan coral

I know, I know, I should know what all of these are...but there are sooooooo many fish and so little time!!!

I got this one...a ray!!!

He looks like he's about to eat that little fish, but I believe they eat mollusks and crustaceans.

This was sooooo funny...well, for me, not for Ralph.  This is a type of remora and, apparently, he thought Ralph was a big shark because he kept trying to suck onto Ralph's leg!! 

Ralph was very concerned it would go up into his bathing trunks...what's the problem with that...what a sissy!!??

 

Ralph eventually just gave up and got back into the dinghy...it just wouldn't leave him alone!!

 

This appears to be some sort of tube worm or...I'm open to suggestions...

This is it when all the "feelers" are pulled in.

A large angel fish, not too colourful, but very large!!!