Friday Morning, 25 Mar.
ok, so, even though i hung my 'safety net' .... i had the blood sucked out of me by mosquitos!!!!!!! i woke up with a line of 9 bites between my right shoulder and bicep !!!!! ...and 7 more on my leg by my knee .... and several other groupings elsewhere on my body. i was a mess ! WTF ? Fresh Meat, they loved me ! whaaaaaaaa
Breakfast at 7:30am and more walking around. this is the same island i am on, we are in a large bay.
hammocks everywhere in the trees..... it's all very relaxed and calming! ...and although it was very hot in the sun, all the trees made it very comfortable in the shade.
9am was the first dive of the day. we dove Pelican Point, a deeper dive of 85'. i took the Go Pro camera down with me. as Will was descending ahead of me, i spotted a Lionfish on the ledge. i did the 'universal signal' for Lionfish. hands together, fingers interlaced, and wiggling. Mike told me that Will was 'lethal' with the Sling ... he came back up and easily killed it and then cut it.
if they are only 'skewered' they can still live, so it's 'humane' to cut them to make sure they are dead ... and then hopefully other fish will feed on them, and eventually they will learn to 'actively hunt' them. it is generally agreed, that 'man' will never be successful in eliminating them simply by killing them. they need to evolve into the food chain.
we saw many Moon Jellyfish of all sizes. i'd only seen one of these before, at Glovers last year.
... it's about the size of a platter, and just hangs, and pulsates, with it's fine tentacles flowing in and out.
and that beautiful 'clover' shape in the middle ...
after the dive, again, i was offered the opportunity to continue diving after Will surfaced. ...this is great fun !
when we got back in the boat, Will asked me if i wanted to cruise over to one of the smaller islands where the Garifuna people lived. the name of the island is Chachauate (cha cha wate). yes! i would! and off we went.
photo of Chachauate, the large island in upper left corner is the island i am on.
as we approached the small island, the children were playing in the water, and yelled 'tourista'. they are used to occasional tourists visiting their little island. i realized that this was the 'real thing'
.... small thatched huts, lined along the shore, small children playing in the water, adults fishing, cooking, relaxing in a hammock .... just living! .....a life that i don't believe anyone in the U.S. could imagine living! they live on rice, beans, and flour, that is bought in bulk from the mainland, ... and fresh fish.
i got out of the boat to walk around. this is looking towards the next small island.
the kids played on the boat, jumping off, ... just having fun!
Will, my Dive Master. great guy !
when we got close to our dock, they said i could jump in with my scuba gear and dive the 'house reef' into shore, ....by myself again :) they told me how to follow the reef to come right into the dock and they would wait for me there. i got down there and saw a turtle in the distance, and started following it. i guess i got off course, coz when i came up, i was quite a ways from the dock; but i made it back ok. then it was time for lunch .... after lunch i went to my room. i felt light-headed and weak. i drank a lot of water and added some Pedialite that i brought with me, thinking i might be dehydrated. i just stayed in my room, although i really wanted to do some more exploring; but i just couldn't 'muster-up' the energy. and, i wanted to make sure i could do the 2nd dive!
hammocks everywhere in the trees..... it's all very relaxed and calming! ...and although it was very hot in the sun, all the trees made it very comfortable in the shade.
9am was the first dive of the day. we dove Pelican Point, a deeper dive of 85'. i took the Go Pro camera down with me. as Will was descending ahead of me, i spotted a Lionfish on the ledge. i did the 'universal signal' for Lionfish. hands together, fingers interlaced, and wiggling. Mike told me that Will was 'lethal' with the Sling ... he came back up and easily killed it and then cut it.
if they are only 'skewered' they can still live, so it's 'humane' to cut them to make sure they are dead ... and then hopefully other fish will feed on them, and eventually they will learn to 'actively hunt' them. it is generally agreed, that 'man' will never be successful in eliminating them simply by killing them. they need to evolve into the food chain.
we saw many Moon Jellyfish of all sizes. i'd only seen one of these before, at Glovers last year.
... it's about the size of a platter, and just hangs, and pulsates, with it's fine tentacles flowing in and out.
and that beautiful 'clover' shape in the middle ...
after the dive, again, i was offered the opportunity to continue diving after Will surfaced. ...this is great fun !
when we got back in the boat, Will asked me if i wanted to cruise over to one of the smaller islands where the Garifuna people lived. the name of the island is Chachauate (cha cha wate). yes! i would! and off we went.
photo of Chachauate, the large island in upper left corner is the island i am on.
as we approached the small island, the children were playing in the water, and yelled 'tourista'. they are used to occasional tourists visiting their little island. i realized that this was the 'real thing'
.... small thatched huts, lined along the shore, small children playing in the water, adults fishing, cooking, relaxing in a hammock .... just living! .....a life that i don't believe anyone in the U.S. could imagine living! they live on rice, beans, and flour, that is bought in bulk from the mainland, ... and fresh fish.
i got out of the boat to walk around. this is looking towards the next small island.
the kids played on the boat, jumping off, ... just having fun!
Will, my Dive Master. great guy !
when we got close to our dock, they said i could jump in with my scuba gear and dive the 'house reef' into shore, ....by myself again :) they told me how to follow the reef to come right into the dock and they would wait for me there. i got down there and saw a turtle in the distance, and started following it. i guess i got off course, coz when i came up, i was quite a ways from the dock; but i made it back ok. then it was time for lunch .... after lunch i went to my room. i felt light-headed and weak. i drank a lot of water and added some Pedialite that i brought with me, thinking i might be dehydrated. i just stayed in my room, although i really wanted to do some more exploring; but i just couldn't 'muster-up' the energy. and, i wanted to make sure i could do the 2nd dive!
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