Today we dove on the north side of the island. Seemingly the north side has the most fish life and is very popular. It did not dissapoint. Even though the waters were choppy and we had to decend with four foot rolles on the surface, once we were under it was calm and beautiful. The coolest thing about diving Utila is that the coral formation looks like all those pictures of the coral reef you see in books, but never actual see under water. They are ragged and full of tiny crevices that you can poke around (not literally) and see some amazing life. What I love about the dive sights here is that we tend to spend a lot of time in shallow parts of the reef which is great if you like the macrolife. There were so many baby fish darting around as well as snails and small crabs. There were big fish too. We saw a beautiful green eel, a nurse shark, and a baracuda. There were no equipment malfunctions and diving was easy and fun.
Today was a great day of diving but we have had many of those in many different places. Tonight was something really special, a meal that will no doubt be remembered forever. We had dinner at Chez Lola on the south side of the island. CHEZ LOLA IS NOT A RESTAURANT, it is a home, and tonight we went over Lola and Sebatian's for dinner. Lola and Sebastian are from Nice, France and they own a little plot of land with a vegetable and spice garden.
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