At first the weather wasn't so hot and there was some rain and cloud, but things started to clear up on our second day.
We met another family at the beach from Oregon with two girls of similar ages to ours, and our families really hit it off. We ended up going kayaking with them for the afternoon after we had lunch together at our favorite restaurant in town - Carmen's. We learned that our girls love tostado's!
Based on a recommendation from friends who went last year, we booked a snorkling trip to Laughing Bird Caye. It was about 40 min in a speed boat to get to the caye, and en route we ended up cutting the motor to hang out with a pod of dolphins that swam around our boat for about 10 minutes. It was awesome!
The island was tiny, and stunning, just as our friends promised. Our kids had never been snorkeling before. We were encouraged to wear our life jackets around the belly to keep the kids afloat while horizontal, so Jason did this too in order to encourage the kids.
The coral near the island is blanched somewhat, but we still enjoyed seeing colourful fish, lobsters, and a nurse shark. We snorkeled with our guide/group for a while, then had a break for lunch. Ava chose not to join us for our second round in the water but instead make a sand castle and play with other kids and the Oregon family, which was very handy!
On the way back to Placencia, Rachel (and soon after that, Ava joined) got to ride on the bow of the boat and chatted with the boat captain/guide's son the whole way back.
Our last night in Placencia we cooked in our shared kitchen and then joined our Oregon friends again. We all enjoyed trying gelato flavours we hadn't already enjoyed at the best place in town - Tutti Frutti!
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