We have decided that we need an underwater camera. There have been so many cool things to see in the water – almost always when we don’t expect them. Two days ago we stopped at Manjack Cay – there is supposed to be good snorkeling, a neat mangrove for kayaking, and some sharks to swim with on the east end. We did a short 20-minute kayak ride and then the weather started to look dubious. It was early in the day and our boat had swung in a full circle because of shifting winds, so we decided to move up to Powell Cay. We found good holding and some great snorkeling.
Thursday’s thunderstorm missed us by about 10 miles, so we encouraged our friends Glenn and Angela to join us on Friday. Just as they got to the anchorage a storm came up. Instead of snorkeling they invited us over for a movie and popcorn – not a bad deal! We watched In the Heart of the Sea. Good nautical movie. Today we snorkeled on the east end (ocean side) working our way back towards the anchorage. We saw juvenile spotted drums – a very small but cool looking fish. We were also able to find the Batfish we spotted yesterday – a very odd looking fellow. Glenn and Angela have dived in Indonesia and other places, and they were able to point out (and name) some other very cool sea life for us. We also saw a few Lionfish – pretty to see but they are an invasive species that is doing tremendous damage to the reef systems. We are looking forward to snorkeling tomorrow and spearing a few of those suckers. We also saw our first lobster in the wild – though they are out of season so we didn’t bother him. There are many large starfish around this harbor and lots of urchins. The weather is kicking up again this afternoon so we are back on Blue Bonnet watching the storm pass by. In addition to finding the right underwater camera we have also decided that we need to replace Pudge. She is a good boat but not a great dinghy. We would be able to see more and do more with a slightly more powerful and more stable boat. We'll let you know how our first excursion with the Hawaiian sling works out!
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Gail
6/11/2018 11:37:27 am
Hey Robin-
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