I have been reading 100 UNFORGETTABLE DESTINATIONS by National Geographic. I bookmarked a few of them and decided to fly there.
This one is the Great Blue Hole in Belize. I took out the brilliant I.C.P. Savannah S by @bagolu on its maiden flight in my possession. And it instantly became a memorable one. The aircraft itself is brilliant - a signature piece of work by the maestro @bagolu himself.
The Great Blue Hole is a large marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km (43 mi) from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, 318 m (1,043 ft) across and 124 m (407 ft) deep. It has a surface area of 70,650 square metres (760,500 sq ft). It was formed during several phases of the Quaternary glaciation when sea levels were much lower. Analysis of stalactites found in the Great Blue Hole shows that formation took place 153,000, 66,000, 60,000, and 15,000 years ago. As the ocean began to rise again, the cave was flooded. The Great Blue Hole is part of the larger Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The site was made famous by Jacques Cousteau, who declared it one of the top five scuba diving sites in the world. In 1971, he brought his ship, the Calypso, to the hole to chart its depths.
