Another excellent day enjoying the weather and surroundings. We did a snorkel trip to a place called the aquarium which was a steep sided island into about 15' of water, with coral down the slope and on the bottom. The fish diversity here was amazing to say the least! The colours on some, such as the large angel fish looked to artificial to be real....but they weren't! The following clip for youtube is a very fine representation of what it was like so enjoy!

https://stanielcayadventures.com/discover-the-beauty-of-the-aquarium-in-the-exuma-land-and-sea-park-near-johnny-depps-island/#:~:text=The%20Aquarium%20in%20the%20Exuma%20Land%20and%20Sea%20Park%20is,your%20head%20under%20the%20water.
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aquarium video https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=the%20aquarium%20snorkel%20site%20in%20the%20bahamas&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c823d15e,vid:OcN61xKQ6Fo,st:0

We also were very close to a private island which was developed by Johnnie Depp. There were several buildings, a large wharf and a few beaches with pavilions. Supposedly he had to sell it recently due to his legal issues and JK Rowling, of Harry Potter fame is now the new owner.

https://youtu.be/-jXzSBgvmlM?si=8E_LGjX1mxC38DA9

One other thing about this area is the abundance of rays and sharks. They seem to come by later in the day and sometimes circle around the boat a few times. Larry was in the water at the stem of his boat and saw a couple of fair sized sharks swim by. When 1 of them turned around and started to head back he got out of the water. Nurse sharks are light brown and fairly docile but these were darker in colour and we think reef sharks.

(today's song is 1 of those tunes that you can't get out of your head once you hear it. You've been warned!)

https://youtu.be/A3ytTKZf344?si=UR39ccnNrgqz_Gta

Last night we had a pot luck dinner on their boat and afterwards Lynn threw some scraps into the water off the stern. Their boat has under water lights and within a couple of minutes there were a multitude of fish, including 3 reef sharks. I'm to sure exactly how big they were
but our 9' dinghy was trailing off their stern and these guys were almost as long! It was pretty dramatic seeing them swim in and out of the lit area. We're guessing that boaters have a history of clearing their meal scraps overboard on a nightly basis so this could explain why we see them later in the afternoon. We'll go with that as it makes us feel better that they aren't cruising around during the day while we're in the water!

https://youtu.be/_7IITLEr5Nw?si=TLm0dtD6kDSWRBUb


Today's shot is of us after a snorkelling trip. Sam is trolling for Prince Charming to come and fit here with a missing fin in this land of make believe....but it's really this beautiful!!!,