Margaret made gluten-free pancakes with cottage cheese and some raw bits type grain (their last morning.) We had a lazy morning and took pictures of each other. Said a fond farewell to our housemates, Andy and Margaret, with whom we shared the experience of seeing a baby alligator and several iguana.
Drove to Bahia Honda and got in line with 50 million other people going on our trip to the Looe Reef (named after a British ship HMS Looe that crashed into the reef that was above water in the late 18th century.) Finally we were up to bat to rent our gear: wetsuits (for both of us, I might add), masks and snorkels). While the tour group checked everyone in and cleared the boat from the last trip, we ate lunch on a semi-shady bench. An hour later, dad and I were two of the last people to board the boat. It was very crowded and there was only a spot in the sun left.
We went 6 miles off shore (bout half an hour boat ride) then stopped where a bunch of other boats were anchored. Our two funny/laid-back guides gave us the spiel about safety and not going too far from the boat then they cut us loose for an hour and a half!
I had a bit of trouble keeping my mask from fogging up because I kept exhaling through my nose. Dad seemed to adapt quite easily. Finally, we were flippering face-down in the water with the rest of the 30 or so people, looking down at the array of sea life. I liked the sea fans, coral beds, barracuda and schools of bright fish. On one side of the boat two moon jellyfish were hanging out, doing their elevator thing. They were beautiful!! I like the neon four-leaf clover loops in the middle and the graceful way they moved. You can get very close to moon jellyfish because they don't have tentacles to propel themselves and therefore move at a snail pace.
Dad particularly enjoyed following a school of blue fish (about 50 of them) who were moseying around the reef like a pack. He did this for some time. Towards the end of our time, he said he saw something in the murky distance that might have been a 3-foot long barracuda but also might have been something else... Some woman in our group claimed to have seen a shark and someone else said they saw a moray eel.
We went to the Square Grouper for dinner after our day of snorkeling. The night before, when we dined with the Ukrainian woman and her Florida husband, we were informed that the name was a reference to bales of marijuana that ships threw over the side when the coast guard was approaching. We thought the restaurant felt more stiff than any of the other places we've eaten at, despite their cool laid-back image.
Dad was tired when we returned and read about Earnest Hemmingway in bed and watched his tv show some. I was still awake and chatted and played games with one of the woofers staying here named Laura.
Drove to Bahia Honda and got in line with 50 million other people going on our trip to the Looe Reef (named after a British ship HMS Looe that crashed into the reef that was above water in the late 18th century.) Finally we were up to bat to rent our gear: wetsuits (for both of us, I might add), masks and snorkels). While the tour group checked everyone in and cleared the boat from the last trip, we ate lunch on a semi-shady bench. An hour later, dad and I were two of the last people to board the boat. It was very crowded and there was only a spot in the sun left.
We went 6 miles off shore (bout half an hour boat ride) then stopped where a bunch of other boats were anchored. Our two funny/laid-back guides gave us the spiel about safety and not going too far from the boat then they cut us loose for an hour and a half!
I had a bit of trouble keeping my mask from fogging up because I kept exhaling through my nose. Dad seemed to adapt quite easily. Finally, we were flippering face-down in the water with the rest of the 30 or so people, looking down at the array of sea life. I liked the sea fans, coral beds, barracuda and schools of bright fish. On one side of the boat two moon jellyfish were hanging out, doing their elevator thing. They were beautiful!! I like the neon four-leaf clover loops in the middle and the graceful way they moved. You can get very close to moon jellyfish because they don't have tentacles to propel themselves and therefore move at a snail pace.
Dad particularly enjoyed following a school of blue fish (about 50 of them) who were moseying around the reef like a pack. He did this for some time. Towards the end of our time, he said he saw something in the murky distance that might have been a 3-foot long barracuda but also might have been something else... Some woman in our group claimed to have seen a shark and someone else said they saw a moray eel.
We went to the Square Grouper for dinner after our day of snorkeling. The night before, when we dined with the Ukrainian woman and her Florida husband, we were informed that the name was a reference to bales of marijuana that ships threw over the side when the coast guard was approaching. We thought the restaurant felt more stiff than any of the other places we've eaten at, despite their cool laid-back image.
Dad was tired when we returned and read about Earnest Hemmingway in bed and watched his tv show some. I was still awake and chatted and played games with one of the woofers staying here named Laura.
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