Little Cayman or Bust!: Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Yesterday was an exciting day in Paradise! We snorkeled at Point of Sand. Susan wanted to go with us to her favorite area of coral out by the breakers. The waves were very high and the tide was coming in. We thought the conditions were good. We all loved the snorkel. We saw a lobster that I could have ridden to shore! He was a giant! We saw a black grouper, which I had never seen before. It was all great. One does not want to go to the area we were in if the current is strong. It was strong!! Today would have been the perfect day to be in that area. But we were there yesterday! I got very tired on the swim back in. Somehow, I managed to swim against the current. I finally changed direction and made it in. Boy, was I tired.

Luckily, friends invited us for dinner last night. I didn't have to cook! We celebrated the fact I was alive after my big swim to shore! We played Pictionary after dinner but were all very tired and declared a winner early. We are all trying to use every minute of every day the best we can. It is so special here! The weather, the people, the activities, the critters, the scenery. It is beyond words!

Today Richard and I went back to Point of Sand to snorkel. Conditions were very calm. No current! We saw a Flying Gurnard! They are uncommon and rarely observed by divers because of the habitats and shy behavior. He was pretty large. 16 -18 inches. When foraging, they "walk" about on ventral fins, while using finger-like spines of pectoral fins like hands to turn over rubble. He looked like a freak of nature. A cross between a lobster and a fish with wings. Incredible! We feel pretty lucky to have discovered him. How fun! We saw a large flounder too. As soon as he discovered us he swam away down to the sand bottom and hid. They are totally invisible on the bottom sand. Wow! What a day!