Belize: Bye-bye Mangroves – Viva Vacation!

On a recent trip to Belize, the mermaids - that would be my wife and daughter, sought out any excuse to immerse themselves in the Caribbean Sea; and my daughter's desire to swim with a whale shark featured prominently on her list of reasons for our visit. It's a rather hopeful wish on her part, but if you don't think big there's not much chance of experiencing anything out of the ordinary. Alice had booked her place on an organised whale shark trip months in advance, and when the day arrives we all make the road trip to get her…