My Everyday Photos

Half Moon Caye is a place straight out of a movie with turquoise clear blue water, coconut palms, tropical birds, sandy beaches and beautiful marine life. Even though we planned this trip a couple of months earlier and had plenty of time to study and learn about the place, it was still pretty unbelievable. And now, just a little over a week after leaving, it seems not quite real.

Half Moon Caye is a Natural Monument and is part of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve. Like Crooked Tree, it is also partially managed by the Belize Audubon Society in partnership with the Belize government.

The Island Expeditions camp is comfortable and relaxing. Our weather was not as ideal as it could have been. Steady winds most of the time wreaked havoc with my sleep. The tents tended to make a bit of noise – well, they made more noise than the surf so maybe more than a bit. However I was able to overcome the lack of sleep with plenty of relaxing and enjoying the gorgeous setting.

Frigatebirds at sunrise

These comfy chairs got lots of use

Conch shell

The old lighthouse was destroyed in a hurricane in 1995. The new one looks like a small cell tower and it had an Osprey nest.

Newly sprouted coconut

Sunset beach.

They called this fisherman’s tobacco

A lily

Flower of the orange-flowered ziricote trees preferred by the Red-footed Booby birds

Fan coral washed up on the beach

More coral

Hermit crabs

Brown Pelican

Traditional fishing boat

The Belize Audubon boat.

Housing for Belize Audubon and government staff.

The tiny Audubon Center on the right.