This evening we set out on a guided tour in a boat to visit a lagoon where you can swim and see the bioluminescent plankton in the water. At first, when they told us to get in to see it, my son and I did not understand what we were supposed to be looking for. The light in the sky was still kind of visible, so it wasn't fully dark, and we were both thinking this must be a big joke. But as we started to move our arms and legs, we saw the tiny creatures light up. It was incredible and something I am so glad I was able to experience. You truly can't capture it on a camera and just have to do it. We return to the cabana for the evening.
The next full day at Punta Faro is on our own to spend as we like. We opted to rent snorkels and masks and a paddleboard again and paddle further up and down the sides of Punta Faro to see what we could spot. We also see turtles in an enclosed rock area, and quite a bit more fish. In the morning we also take a guided snorkeling tour out further from the shore about 20 minutes to the snorkel outcropping. The snorkeling out here was quite a bit better than near the shore, but still not overly impressive. I would put it slightly ahead of the snorkeling you can experience in Costa Rica or Panama, but not quite as good as Belize. You can see that the coral is dying and anchor drops have crushed quite a few formations. It is quite sad actually. We snorkel for about 40 minutes, with the water so warm we certainly could have stayed in longer, before returning by boat. We spend the rest of the afternoon today indoors actually, as we both had burned quite badly from the about 6-8 hours spent in the sun and we both feel quite hot and tired. We debate going on a guided tour to Santa Cruz del Islote, the most densely populated island in the world, which is just a 10-minute ride away. But we decide against it and just relax. We relax a bit by the shoreline in the evening as the heat cools off, and play some table games in the lobby until we head to bed.
