Lots of SCUBA around the Thatch Islands

Well the rest of the afternoon passed in a warm sunny way. We mostly all (except for Bazza) went for a dive at Great Thatch yesterday afternoon. First time Richard was in the water since breaking his knee!

It was crazy warm in the water there with all kinds of funky thermoclines and hazes of different colors around. Saw a few lobster...

Lots of assorted algae just floating around...

A Southern Sting Ray...

The eyes of a cowfish peaking out...

This was the tiniest little Remora on top of a Nurse Shark. I was not interested in taking pictures of the Shark!!

A spotted drum...

and a trumpet fish....

Nice little school of fish...

Not sure? I call them bluebells!

And a turtle that I scared....

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I was very ambitious yesterday and made a large turkey dinner, it was REALLY good and we all stuffed ourselves. Come to think of it there was just enough for dinner tonight as well!

Bazza woke me up about 1 PM today, as he said if I slept any longer I was never going to sleep tonight. Very unusual for me to sleep that late! I was enjoying it too. He is playing with his ROV and apparently having problems with the thrusters....
Lisa had some kind of funky look going on here this afternoon with tiny little pigtails in her hair, a do rag hooked through her shorts and paper towels! Obviously cleaning!!

This picture is just for Brent. This spring we had a mess of tupperware containers that never fit in the shelf, and we could never find matching lids for. Each time we tried to shove something in that shelf we mentioned that Lisa would get them straightened out (and alphabeticized by plastic type too!! LOL). Well she has been here 5 days and they are straightened out! Believe me, I won't be touching them!!!

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I went for a drift dive this afternoon down the channel on the outside of Little Thatch. You can certainly tell a spot that people neither anchor, dive nor snorkel in, as there are corals that are in very good shape! Some beautiful barrel sponges...

A puffer running away as fast as he could...

A turnicate inside a sponge...

A beautiful display...

a couple rotting fish traps...

Look at these corals/sponges whatever they are! They are gorgeous, in color and in the shape they are in!!

And last but not least, look at these fields of staghorn coral. These are very shallow, and are showing some bleaching on the ends, probably because of the very warm water shallow, but they are sure impressive...





We are now tucked back up in our marina for the night, all on computers!
Until tomorrow, good night!