Tues, 22 Mar.
woke up totally frustrated because i don't know if this is my last day here. obviously my own fault! i decided i should start packing in case i am leaving tomorrow morning.
on my way into town i saw Wally, my friend from the internet. he said a guy was on the dock with a very large Dog Tooth Snapper ... so i went to investigate. i've never seen one of these in the water, and i think i'm grateful .... 60 pounds of beast ! i just looked up DogTooth Snapper on the internet. there were LOTSA photos ... none even CLOSE to the size of this guy ! WoW, what a fish !
check out the teeth ... they do look like a dog's teeth and i am sure could do some damage.
then to the Marine Park to work with Grazzia on the Certificates. somehow it got to be afternoon already, as i walked across the street (literally) to snorkel. it seems lately the mornings are always sunny and clear, then in the afternoon it clouds up. there was a wind, and with no sun ... i had goose-bumps :) but decided to go anyway, since my snorkel time in Roatan is coming to an end :( i was chilled off and on; but warmed right up when i saw these 2 Reef Squid.
more photos ... i love these guys .
i was mesmerized by the iridescent green of their spots in the sunlight.
and they were just content to stay around for me to take lots photos.
they were still hanging around as i snorkeled out to the reef where the waves are breaking. it's always exciting out there, being pushed around by the waves like you were a leaf; and just a little bit dangerous. you can go through passages into a small open area, but then you can't get out, it's like a maze. you have to make sure you don't brush against any coral and get scraped. they really are sharp. but no worries, just stay calm :)
i saw 2 HUGE lobsters while i was out there, but it is just so difficult to get a photo. but they were the biggest ones i've seen yet.
i love the color of this Brain Coral ... so unlike the gold Brain Coral you usually see.
out into the deep where i spotted another one of these weird fleshy things; which i now know is a Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber ...make sense ... doesn't it look like a Tiger's Tail ??? but, it's still just a little bit yucky !
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i spotted this shell because of it's striking black and white stripes.
hello there Mr. Blue Tang. was he waving to me with those pectoral fins ?
and Mr. Yellowtail Snapper.
resident Baracuda.
a Juvenile Stoplight Parrotfish. it is amazing to me how different fish look while going through their phases. the Stoplight Parrotfish is TOTALLY different. you would never know it's the same fish.
compare the Juvenile above, to the Terminal Phase (adult) Parrotfish below.
on my way back in i looked for my friend the Checkered Puffer .. and there he was.
another great afternoon of snorkeling !
checked my email in the evening, ....and i am going to Cayos on Thurs am !!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm all set. they will have a taxi waiting for me when i get off the Ferry, that will take me to their dock where i will get on their boat to go out to Cayos !!!!!!! yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!! i did it ! ...i am really going to make it to Cayos !!
while at the internet, i ran into Wally again. tomorrow is his last day too, and he wanted to snorkel West Bay and so do i. so we'll meet in the morning and walk there.
spent the evening packing.
check out the teeth ... they do look like a dog's teeth and i am sure could do some damage.
then to the Marine Park to work with Grazzia on the Certificates. somehow it got to be afternoon already, as i walked across the street (literally) to snorkel. it seems lately the mornings are always sunny and clear, then in the afternoon it clouds up. there was a wind, and with no sun ... i had goose-bumps :) but decided to go anyway, since my snorkel time in Roatan is coming to an end :( i was chilled off and on; but warmed right up when i saw these 2 Reef Squid.
more photos ... i love these guys .
i was mesmerized by the iridescent green of their spots in the sunlight.
and they were just content to stay around for me to take lots photos.
they were still hanging around as i snorkeled out to the reef where the waves are breaking. it's always exciting out there, being pushed around by the waves like you were a leaf; and just a little bit dangerous. you can go through passages into a small open area, but then you can't get out, it's like a maze. you have to make sure you don't brush against any coral and get scraped. they really are sharp. but no worries, just stay calm :)
i saw 2 HUGE lobsters while i was out there, but it is just so difficult to get a photo. but they were the biggest ones i've seen yet.
i love the color of this Brain Coral ... so unlike the gold Brain Coral you usually see.
out into the deep where i spotted another one of these weird fleshy things; which i now know is a Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber ...make sense ... doesn't it look like a Tiger's Tail ??? but, it's still just a little bit yucky !
t
i spotted this shell because of it's striking black and white stripes.
hello there Mr. Blue Tang. was he waving to me with those pectoral fins ?
and Mr. Yellowtail Snapper.
resident Baracuda.
a Juvenile Stoplight Parrotfish. it is amazing to me how different fish look while going through their phases. the Stoplight Parrotfish is TOTALLY different. you would never know it's the same fish.
compare the Juvenile above, to the Terminal Phase (adult) Parrotfish below.
on my way back in i looked for my friend the Checkered Puffer .. and there he was.
another great afternoon of snorkeling !
checked my email in the evening, ....and i am going to Cayos on Thurs am !!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm all set. they will have a taxi waiting for me when i get off the Ferry, that will take me to their dock where i will get on their boat to go out to Cayos !!!!!!! yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!! i did it ! ...i am really going to make it to Cayos !!
while at the internet, i ran into Wally again. tomorrow is his last day too, and he wanted to snorkel West Bay and so do i. so we'll meet in the morning and walk there.
spent the evening packing.
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