Tobacco Caye

So, a few weeks ago the Tobacco Caye Marine Reserve invited the Stann Creek Education Office out to the Caye for a tour of their facility. First, they took us to one of the larger mangrove islands off the coast to show us where they would like to establish a place to bring school kids to teach about mangrove ecosystems.

Next they took us to the Tobacco Caye - which, I must say was amazing. In all the Caye is only about the total square footage of about a football field, with portions of the Belize Barrier reef on both sides. The island marks one of the few good channels for ships to cross the Barrier Reef, and in the picture above, you can see where a large portion of the reef actually sticks out of the water. We are told it is a superb place to go snorkeling. We are dying to go back and spend more time, so some of you need to come visit to give us a good excuse to go back!