Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Isla Holbox

Maybe two metres across, the manta glides past our boat.

On its back, “wings” arced over. This was confirmation we were approaching a manta ray.

David swims on the other side, taking some video. A beautiful little clip it turned out to be. Unfortunately, far too big to upload without editing, so that will have to wait. Anyway, we thought this photo was fantastic to show just how big this awesome creature was. We think about nine metres.

Gorgeous, isn't she. And not just tolerant, but seemed to almost enjoy our company. She surfaced while we swam with her, and stayed close to us for at least 45 minutes.

We were not the only ones swimming with the shark. I don't think any of the fish had cameras, though.

The colour stayed in the sky for a very long time.