March 27, 2010

heading out to deeper waters

turquoise 

aqua

royal blue

mint green

these are the colors of my sea

the deeper you go 

the deeper the blue

they don't call it the deep blue sea

for nothing!   

yesterday we rented a boat at turquoise bay

and headed out to the reef

alejandro, our guide has lived on the

island for over 25 years and knows 

the reef like you and i know our neighborhoods.

it was amazing!

he took us to an area that was affected by an earthquake.

you could see a huge crack in the coral,

we didn't see alot of fish but the reef was

alive with color:

mustard yellow ,

deep purple sea fans.

orange brain coral

light blue coral tubes

and sea fans of so many brilliant colors

waving gracefully against the backdrop 

of the aqua that i was at times

overwhelmed with the beauty!

we also saw a lion fish which will need to be declared 

to the marine park as they are very aggressive 

and eat little fish and they aren't welcome

in the area.

all in all 

it was a fantabulous day

and our guests had a total blast!!