Prior to this week the weather has been constantly beautiful. It was hot, sunny, the water was extremely calm and so inviting. Joel and I even went on a night dive. We saw a lobster half my size and about 3 nurse sharks swimming around and feeding. It was amazing! Perfect way to finish off my diving here. 

Since the weather was so beautiful on Sunday, when we left for church Joel decided he was willing to take a break in the middle of the day and go snorkelling. I was beyond excited! So we headed down to The Cove to see what we could find. The water was gorgeous, so warm and calm.

There was a huge school of pretty blue fish


There were also other things lurking in the water.....


And sea turtles


And more scary things..



I love how crystal clear the water looks in this picture. And that my mask is slowly filling with water.


After snorkelling we headed over to the tide pools. This is one of our favourite places. They look so different every time we go. The last time we went the tide was really high and the sea was rough. Meaning you can't go in very far for risk of being swept away. But when we went on Sunday the water was soooo low and calm we got to explore places we had never been before. 

Joel got a great close up of this "thing" (I don't know what it is). He knows but he's not here right now...
I think closes and sucks things into the rock or something like that. 


And this really cool sea urchin on the right. There are hundreds down there that look like the one on the left but we only saw one of this kind. It looks like it is made out of metal. 


And when I say there are hundreds of sea urchins I mean it. And they come in so many different sizes. This one is probably the scariest one I saw. Look how long those spikes are. They were probably somewhere between 5 and 10 inches. Wouldn't want to step on that one.


On a side note I learned something interesting last week. If you step on a sea urchin you cannot pull the spikes out. They are too delicate and will just break. They have to work their way out and it can take over a year! Talk about uncomfortable. So a note to everyone, watch where you step! 

This picture is from the same view as a painting we bought. Minus the fact I am in this picture. Opps! 


Aren't the colors beautiful. These pictures do not this place justice. 


Barely even a ripple in the sea. 


This picture was taken in January. We are looking down at the place Joel is standing in the picture above. We couldn't get down there because the waves were too big and the pools we really full on that day. What a difference! 


I'm sorry for the delay in posting. Not much happened the last couple weeks. But hopefully I will have more to update you on after this week of activities! Stay tuned!