Yesterday we took a walk to a nearby point. After landing the dinghy on the beach we walked a short distance to a long set of pored concrete steps that were located in the woods. We wondered who put these very nice steps there. When we returned from our walk we found out. We had stopped to chat with three very nice women who were sitting on the beach. They are all from South Carolina and one of them owns a house near where we walked. We asked if she knew who installed the steps and she told us that they had belonged to a hotel that used to be on the property. After chatting with the women a while longer we dinghied over to a spot where turtles usually congregate. Throughout the day tour boats come and feed the turtles to attract them to their customers. The turtles must have known that we brought no treats because saw only two and they weren’t terribly interested in us.
The concrete steps from the beach to the road.
Cushion sea star. We usually see these in shallow water in several locations in the Bahamas but did not this year, possibly because of Hurricane Melissa. These are the first cushion sea stars we have seen.
This one had an extra arm.
Green turtles, cushion sea star, and sergeant majors.
Green turtle.
Spotted trunkfish.
Grunts, jacks, and sergeant majors.
Damselfish, I think.
Sergeant majors, jacks, blue tangs, and a fairy basslet.
Juvenile gray angelfish.
This turtle was swimming directly at George.
Getting closer…
Today we went snorkeling for the first time in quite a while. The water temperature is cooler than usual and we weren’t sure we wanted to go but are now so glad we did. We saw lots of fish, sea stars, and several green turtles, too.
Lest you think that our lives on the boat are all about having fun, George has spent several hours over the past few days working on an unpleasant task regarding one of the heads (toilets.) I will spare you the details, but the task is done for now.
The concrete steps from the beach to the road. Last evening’s rainbow.
Cushion sea star. We usually see these in shallow water in several locations in the Bahamas but did not this year, possibly because of Hurricane Melissa. These are the first cushion sea stars we have seen. This one had an extra arm. Green turtles, cushion sea star, and sergeant majors. Green turtle. Parrotfish.
Fan coral.
Spotted trunkfish. Grunts, jacks, and sergeant majors. Damselfish, I think.
Sergeant majors, jacks, blue tangs, and a fairy basslet. Juvenile gray angelfish. This turtle was swimming directly at George. Getting closer…Getting closer…
Thanks for sharing your snorkeling picture. The underwater world has so much beauty!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. I am so glad we decided to brave the cooler water temperatures.
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