Snorkeling and Other Surprises

Extra Park crew quarters . . .I just love the colors.

     It really was a lazy morning. With the time change, we didn’t rise with the sun at 6:30, but slept in until 8:30 and it was wonderful.

     After lunch, we headed over to one of the coral heads with the dinghies from the other boats.  The fish were fantastic.  Pete wound up taking a snoot full of water so we headed back as the others headed over closer to the park headquarters to do more snorkeling.  I will try to get some of Martha’s and Betty’s digital underwater pictures.  I only have the underwater camera with the old fashion film!

Martha was able to capture these fighting Spiny Lobsters

I have to wait for my pictures as they are film.  Martha has given the OK to share these.

Aren't they wonderful?! I really need to get me one of these.   Oh, Santa . . .  

     Just before we all went over to John and Betty for the delicious chicken parmesan dinner, they radioed us to check out the plane that was coming in for a landing . . . right between our three boats! It continued on, heading right onto shore. Once he dropped off his passenger (who was picked up by a dinghy to join friends on a boat,) he turned around and waved as he dinghied past us.  He went out about ¼ mile turned around, faced us, accelerated towards us, then began to lift off as he was between us.  Later, we thanked Betty and John for the pre-dinner entertainment. As usual, a wonderful time was had by all.

    We had to say our "good-bys" around 7:30 when the rest were going to watch “To Catch a Thief.”  We will be departing at 6 AM tomorrow, so we have some last minute prep and an early morning wake up call.  Last night we “sprung the clocks forward an hour” so it will be dark at 6. Hummmmm.

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete