1 From here, swim to the right for some good snorkeling 03/2012 Update: The sandbags are gone, but this is still a good entry spot.
| 2 There is pretty good snorkeling all along the shoreline. I worked my way from the abandoned house back to just past Playa Azul hotel.
| 3 What the heck is that?? It is a rock? Is it a frog??
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4 Hook said maybe it was a mutant crocodile! Yikes!
| 5 Is it a new species that Moosie discovered?? It's a "Mooser"!! is what Hook said it would be called. LOL
| 6 Nah! It's apparently a batfish! Never seen one before.
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7 I saw it 2 days in a row, in different spots. Yes, it does move!
| 8 A closer look... What a strange-looking creature!
| 9 Bearded Worm of some kind?
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10 French Angelfish (juvenile)
| 11 Are you looking at me?
| 12 Very pretty French Angelfish (juvenile)
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13 Banded Butterflyfish and Slippery Dick
| 14 Banded Butterflyfish
| 15 Peek-a-boo I see you Peacock Flounder
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16 Another Peacock Flounder... I saw quite a few
| 17 A closer look at the Peacock Flounder
| 18 Sanddiver Another one to keep your eye out for. They are very well-camouflaged.
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19 Smooth Trunkfish
| 20 Smooth Trunkfish I saw a few of these too
| 21 Filefish Another fish that we have not seen often in our snorkeling adventures
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22 Parrotfish
| 23 Needlenose Saw several of these. They swim close to the water surface.
| 24 Spotted Drum (juvenile) This one caught my eye just as I was heading in for the day
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25 Spotted Drum (junvenile) Another new sighting for Moosie
| 26 Chub chub chub ;-)
| 27 Lots of Chub
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28 More Chubs!
| 29 Jellyfish I saw this one day. I couldn't figure out if it was 2 jellies or just 1?
| 30 Yellow Stingray Another well-camouflaged creature
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31 Yellow Stingray It pays to keep a sharp eye on the sandy bottom. You never know what you might spot!
| 32 Yellow Stingray now swimming away
| 33 Yellow Stingray A closer look
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34 Lesser Electric Ray Holy smokes! Another new sighting for Moosie!
| 35 Lesser Electric Ray Pretty cool!!
| 36 Lesser Stingray I saw 4 of these around several spots during one of my snorkeling sessions
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37 Lesser Electric Ray See? You have to keep your eyes focused on the sandy bottom to find some cool critters that most people miss.
| 38 Lesser Electric Ray Such a sweet-looking face
| 39 Lesser Electric Ray One more photo... I just loved watching them
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40 Grooming Station The French Angelfish was very intent in cleaning this parrotfish
| 41 Grooming Station Next customer for the French Angelfish, another Parrotfish. The other fish is a Puddingwife (juvenile)
| 42 Bar Jacks
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43 Ocean Surgeonfish
| 44 Sergeant Major These were a dime a dozen. Lots and lots of them
| 45 Uh oh... a Slippery Dick cannibalizing a Ballyhoo!
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46 Oops, did I shame you Slippery Dick? LOL Wonder who took the first big bite out of this Ballyhoo...
| 47 Barracuda! Yikes! This could be the guy that snacked on the Ballyhoo... I kept my distance!!
| 48 Lookie lookie what do I see peeking from under a rock!
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49 MmmMmMMm Lobster!
| 50 And another Lobster I saw 3 of them hiding under different rocks
| 51 Yum yum! Lobster for dinner tonight? :-)
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52 I saw these kids who were practicing running with a big rock underwater
| 53 My fish buddy! This little fish followed me one day from one end of the shore to the other. I kept seeing him in my peripheral vision. I kept trying to take a photo of him. I miss you fish buddy!!
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