Cayos Cochinos

Went on an amazing trip today to the coral reef of the coast. It really was the idilic Caribbean experience. I went snorkeling for the first time in my life and had no idea the beauty that was right there under the surface of the water. Here is one of the small cays, which probably qualify as everyone's dream Caribbean island.

The Cayos Cochinos are a group of two small islands and 13 more small coral cays situated 30 kilometres northeast of La Ceiba on the northern shores of Honduras.The islands are a Marine Protected Area and are managed by the Honduran Coral Reef Foundation. The coral reef here is part of the world's second largest coral
reef system known as the Meso-American Barrier Reef. National Geographic writes, "The waters around this collection of coral cays are a marine biologist's dream: protected by the government, off-limits to commercial divers and fishermen, and busy with creatures that may not yet have names."