Rongerik Atoll
29 December 2011 | Marshall Islands
All sorts of things wash ashore.
It was nice seeing some black tip sharks and several turtles, signs of a healthy reef. The sharks were small and would circle around to see who we were and if there was any free food floating about. I stayed close to the dinghy but never felt threatened. We saw at least one turtle each day who was curious to see who the newcomers were and silently glided by giving us the eye. Beautiful. One day we saw a large school of jacks that just couldn't get close enough to us. The school of thousands would swim directly at us. The swarm would open within arms reach and pass by to the sides, over and below us, eyeing us over but never quite bumping us. Just like the sharks, they were looking for some handouts from the biggest fish in the pond.