Day One: Happy to Be in Belize City!

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Just weeks after Hurricane's Katrina and Rita ripped through the Gulf Coast, a new threat loomed off the coast of Belize - a tropical storm that eventually formed into Hurricane Wilma, one of fiercest storms in recorded history. Luckily, the storm merely skirted Belize. The Deep Blue divers arrived in Belize City in anticipation for an exciting week of diving.

Our chartered trip was aboard the Belize Aggressor III, a truly wonderful liveaboard dive boat. If you have never been on a live-aboard dive trip, you are truly missing out! From the moment you step on board, you are pampered at every turn - expect great food, warm hospitality, and best of all...warm showers between each of your five daily dives.

This particular Belize Charter was the third Aggressor trip sponsored by Deep Blue. The first night was for getting acquainted with the boat, crew and fellow travelers. For most of us, this would be the last time we would need to wear shoes for the next seven days.

After a hearty meal and introductions, the divers were free to mingle about, most of them retreating to the dive deck to set up their dive gear and cameras for the upcoming week of diving.

A Note about the photography: Most of the photos in this collection were taken on simple point-and-shoot digitals with inexpensive housings. Specifically, Kristian used a Canon A80 with Canon Underwater Case and Reefmaster Digital Strobe. Scott used a Olympus 5050. Click any photo to view the slideshow.

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