Day 7 We sit and watch the parade of planes coming to and leaving Belize.

Ours will soon be here and another adventure in this quaint and picturesque Central American country will be once again be nothing but a memory. This is my third time to Belize. The last was more than ten years ago. In the past decade I see a country that is striding forward. San Pedro on Ambergris Caye has exploded with development and rivals other major tourist attractions in the Caribbean. This is both a good and bad thing. Yes it is good for the tourism trade yet the sleepy little town is no more. Another major change in the past decade is the health of the reef. We visited a number of places I saw a decade ago and the reef life, in size, abundance and diversity has increased tremendously. What a great experience for our students to see vibrant healthy reefs and abundant aquatic life. The change was quite dramatic.

So once again we journey back to the home of the Pony Express. Another fantastic journey with the biology students in Dr. David Ashley’s amazing Field Natural History of Belize course.

Dr. Robert G. Nulph (resident photographer/videographer and overall techno geek)