Thurs, 16 Feb ...
got up, had my pnut butter and guava jam sandwich today since i didn't have any fresh bananas. got to my job at 8:30 and unlocked the doors .... and in stormed another yellow kitty; there's a lot of them around here! Shark Bait is her name and she 'lives' here; ... there are instructions for opening the office in the morning. after turning on the lights, the next thing on the list, is give Shark Bait food and water. one of the little boys showed me where she sleeps ... in one of 'my' cabinets :) i'm going to be happy here :)
she likes to nap under the table
John was there and we got busy going through a list of things. we have a Whale Shark Encounter Boat trip tomorrow; originally scheduled for 7am. but, we learned this morning, that the Dive Shop gets first 'dibs' on the boat, and they need it in the morning. so we'll go in the afternoon. mornings are preferable, because the seas are calmer then; and more chance of seeing the 'boil' which indicates a Whale Shark is present. a 'boil' is where there are so many fishes jumping out of the water that it looks like it is boiling.
he got the computer hooked up and we found some of the files we needed. i revised some 'guidelines' that they had ....and made up procedures for the 'registration process' that should be followed to get the people and the boat ready for the Encounter Trip. i was getting ready to leave at about 12:30 (to go snorkeling); when i stopped to talk with one of the managers. it's a good thing, because i learned that our trip is back on for 7am tomorrow morning ... you gotta be flexible ..... and .... we also have an afternoon trip!!!!!!! it's gonna be a busy day! ... hopefully a lucky one
i got copies made and was ready to leave when Jungle Jim came in to confirm the change. i showed him what i had been doing .... he had some changes ... i'll implement them; but the paperwork will have to wait for another day. then i had to go to the store to get some supplies; pens, pencils, markers, paper. i worked longer than i had planned again today.
then boogied home to change into my suit, get my camera and snorkel gear ready ... fixed another pnut butter sandwich ... and i was on my way ... it was already almost 3pm ..... certainly later than i wanted to go; but i went anyway. it's a long (1/2hr) walk to Coral View where i wanted to snorkel ... it was hot... i stopped at the beach, which is about half way, jumped in and got wet, and continued on my way ... a little cooler from the dip.
i especially wanted to do this snorkel trip before i got in the water tomorrow ... hopefully with the Whale Shark. ... just to make sure i had all my 'gear' and camera stuff organized
snorkeling was nice .. but rather uneventful. i still took a lot of photos; but not much worth sharing. here are a few
i really like these Azur Blue Vase Sponges ... the color is incredible ! ...they were quite deep and i had to free dive down several times to get them
and this one was more purple
and Christmas Tree Worms
this site is called Coral View ... so here are some photos of the coral
the Parrot Fish seemed to be chasing everything around today
this is a Trumpet Fish ... they usually are quite shy and difficult to photograph. this one didn't swim away from me like they usually do; but i still had a difficult time trying to get any photos because their coloring makes them blend in so well
rather strange looking fish
the Blue Tangs didn't disappoint and were swimming around lazily
another shot of some tube and vase sponges, as well as fan coral
Elkhorn Coral on the right
on my way home from snorkeling, i stopped in to see if my Michigan friends were at their cottage. they were sitting on the front porch, so we visited for awhile.
after i got home and took my shower, i was reading over some Whale Shark facts when there was a knock on my door .... huh? ... it was John. he wanted to make sure i knew about the time change; and we decided to meet at 6am for a quick breakfast at Charlotte's, ...a new place for me. i'll need to get up a little after 5am ... i'll get to use my Alarm Ap again tomorrow morning :)
uneventful dinner, no Valentine again (do you think maybe she's mad at me?) ...and to bed
she likes to nap under the table
John was there and we got busy going through a list of things. we have a Whale Shark Encounter Boat trip tomorrow; originally scheduled for 7am. but, we learned this morning, that the Dive Shop gets first 'dibs' on the boat, and they need it in the morning. so we'll go in the afternoon. mornings are preferable, because the seas are calmer then; and more chance of seeing the 'boil' which indicates a Whale Shark is present. a 'boil' is where there are so many fishes jumping out of the water that it looks like it is boiling.
he got the computer hooked up and we found some of the files we needed. i revised some 'guidelines' that they had ....and made up procedures for the 'registration process' that should be followed to get the people and the boat ready for the Encounter Trip. i was getting ready to leave at about 12:30 (to go snorkeling); when i stopped to talk with one of the managers. it's a good thing, because i learned that our trip is back on for 7am tomorrow morning ... you gotta be flexible ..... and .... we also have an afternoon trip!!!!!!! it's gonna be a busy day! ... hopefully a lucky one
i got copies made and was ready to leave when Jungle Jim came in to confirm the change. i showed him what i had been doing .... he had some changes ... i'll implement them; but the paperwork will have to wait for another day. then i had to go to the store to get some supplies; pens, pencils, markers, paper. i worked longer than i had planned again today.
then boogied home to change into my suit, get my camera and snorkel gear ready ... fixed another pnut butter sandwich ... and i was on my way ... it was already almost 3pm ..... certainly later than i wanted to go; but i went anyway. it's a long (1/2hr) walk to Coral View where i wanted to snorkel ... it was hot... i stopped at the beach, which is about half way, jumped in and got wet, and continued on my way ... a little cooler from the dip.
i especially wanted to do this snorkel trip before i got in the water tomorrow ... hopefully with the Whale Shark. ... just to make sure i had all my 'gear' and camera stuff organized
snorkeling was nice .. but rather uneventful. i still took a lot of photos; but not much worth sharing. here are a few
i really like these Azur Blue Vase Sponges ... the color is incredible ! ...they were quite deep and i had to free dive down several times to get them
and this one was more purple
and Christmas Tree Worms
this site is called Coral View ... so here are some photos of the coral
the Parrot Fish seemed to be chasing everything around today
this is a Trumpet Fish ... they usually are quite shy and difficult to photograph. this one didn't swim away from me like they usually do; but i still had a difficult time trying to get any photos because their coloring makes them blend in so well
rather strange looking fish
the Blue Tangs didn't disappoint and were swimming around lazily
another shot of some tube and vase sponges, as well as fan coral
Elkhorn Coral on the right
on my way home from snorkeling, i stopped in to see if my Michigan friends were at their cottage. they were sitting on the front porch, so we visited for awhile.
after i got home and took my shower, i was reading over some Whale Shark facts when there was a knock on my door .... huh? ... it was John. he wanted to make sure i knew about the time change; and we decided to meet at 6am for a quick breakfast at Charlotte's, ...a new place for me. i'll need to get up a little after 5am ... i'll get to use my Alarm Ap again tomorrow morning :)
uneventful dinner, no Valentine again (do you think maybe she's mad at me?) ...and to bed
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