It Happened

I absolutely love snorkeling! On Monday, we went on a catamaran to turtle cove at Buck Island. As the name implies, there are a lot of turtles. There’s also a reef nearby with a ton of coral and tropical fish. The crew of the sailboat took us on a swimming tour of the cove pointing out turtles, fish, coral, and even sting rays. The tour leader even found a sea urchin and brought it up so we could all hold it (photo of Jenny below).

After we got back to the hotel, someone overheard us talking about how much fun we had and told us we should visit Coki Bay. We finally made it out there on Thursday and it was absolutely gorgeous! It’s near a tourist attraction called Coral World, but it’s only open if cruise ships are in port. Since no ships were in on Thursday, it was closed and the beach was virtually empty. The bay is on the north side of the island, so it faces the Atlantic. The water was warm, but significantly cooler than the south side that faces the Caribbean. On the east side of the cove is a small reef with all sorts of fish and coral. It felt like we were swimming in a fish tank.

My only regret is not investing in an underwater digital camera before we went down. I was so busy thinking about everything else, that I didn’t think about photography in the water (yeah, quite the oversight, I know). So these were all taken with disposable underwater cameras; thanks, Kodak!