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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
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04/19/2018 01:22 PM
04/19/2018 01:22 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 559 Apex, NC
agrimsrud
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Was there first week of November. IHMO snorkeling was better than usual. It's like the marine life had missed having visitors and they were lined up on parade.
Life's short - sail more!
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
#159290
04/20/2018 01:38 PM
04/20/2018 01:38 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 160 Texas
Testudo
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I'm not sure what normal is, since I haven't snorkeled the BVI for at least 10 years, but last week I hit a few spots. Disclosure, I am a snorkel snob and I'm used to much healthier reef systems, fish counts and overall diversity, but still enjoyed what I saw. Spring Bay - A few fish (a school of six Honeycomb Trunkfish, Southern Ray, Sergeant Majors, etc...) and some recovering corals Leverick Bay (along the rocky shore) - Starfish, small and juvenile fish (Damsels, Wrasse, Butterflyfish, Barracuda), an Indigo Hamlet (don't usually sea around my Cayman snorkel sites), Trunkfish, Mahogany Snapper, Sea Cucumbers, a few Cushion Stars, nice anemones and my first Arrow Crab ever! Marina Cay - A Spotted Eagle Ray and some purple Sea Nettle Jellyfish Monkey Point - Laden with Comb and few Box jellyfish when I visited, but saw some nice fish cleaning stations in the early morning and lots of damaged coral. The Caves - A few Parrotfish, Bar Jacks, Yellowtail Snapper a large school of Ballyhoo and an Octopus in the open in one of the caves The Indians - Easily the best of the lot. Large school of what I'm guessing were juvenile Midnight Parrotfish, Blue Tang feeding on the Sargassum, a White Spotted Filefish and some nice, healthier coral. Link to a few pictures: [img] https://photos.google.com/album/AF1...ipMQ5IsCBmZz6sVh0nta4ONE06cZo-jBJnLz4ShI[/img]
Last edited by Testudo; 04/20/2018 03:51 PM.
Snorkel air just tastes better than canned air...
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
#159310
04/20/2018 03:36 PM
04/20/2018 03:36 PM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 160 Texas
Testudo
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Sorry, just changed the sharing setting. The links should now take you to a small album with visible pictures (I hope...).
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
#159311
04/20/2018 03:38 PM
04/20/2018 03:38 PM
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Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 3,454 Virginia wishing STJ
TomB
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Did not snorkel last week in the BVI, but on St John the north shore beaches are still showing signs of the storm. I think a lot of it has to do with the depth of the water you are snorkeling in (just a guess). The places where you can walk off the beach and you are enjoying a reef are the ones that seemed to be the most damage. Very few sea fans, and all the fish were there, but did not seem as plentiful. It was almost like everything was sandblasted.
“Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere!” José Andrés
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: Carol_Hill]
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04/20/2018 07:48 PM
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Testudo
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Hi. Pictures are not showing up. Link to Photos
Last edited by Testudo; 04/20/2018 07:50 PM.
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
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04/21/2018 10:43 AM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 160 Texas
Testudo
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The pictures are from my trusty old Olympus TG-1. Just using the camera's underwater setting and then optimizing with Picasa/Google Photos autofix where needed. You can really see its capabilities in some of the shots taken in better water conditions here: Cayman Barrier Reef pictures (Ignore the blocked Photobucket slots). Great camera, would highly recommend the newer TG models.
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
#159480
04/23/2018 11:53 AM
04/23/2018 11:53 AM
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 144 Canyon Lake, Texas
captbob
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Nope....it's going to be a long time, but still lots of fun
Capt. Bob "If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home." -- James Michener
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Re: Has the snorkeling returned to normal
[Re: camelot]
#159492
04/23/2018 01:04 PM
04/23/2018 01:04 PM
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 162 Nova Scotia, Can
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Thanks for sharing your photos. Things look a lot better than I expected. I hope my pictures turn out half as nice.
Kim
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