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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.
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There is pretty good snorkeling all along the shoreline. I worked my way from the abandoned house back to just past Playa Azul hotel.
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What the heck is that?? It is a rock? Is it a frog??
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Hook said maybe it was a mutant crocodile! Yikes!
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Is it a new species that Moosie discovered?? It's a "Mooser"!! is what Hook said it would be called. LOL
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Nah! It's apparently a batfish! Never seen one before.
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I saw it 2 days in a row, in different spots. Yes, it does move!
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A closer look...
What a strange-looking creature!
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Bearded Worm of some kind?
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French Angelfish (juvenile)
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Are you looking at me?
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Very pretty French Angelfish (juvenile)
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Banded Butterflyfish and Slippery Dick
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Banded Butterflyfish
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Peek-a-boo I see you Peacock Flounder
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Another Peacock Flounder... I saw quite a few
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A closer look at the Peacock Flounder
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Sanddiver
Another one to keep your eye out for. They are very well-camouflaged.
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Smooth Trunkfish
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Smooth Trunkfish
I saw a few of these too
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Filefish
Another fish that we have not seen often in our snorkeling adventures
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Parrotfish
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Needlenose
Saw several of these. They swim close to the water surface.
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Spotted Drum (juvenile)
This one caught my eye just as I was heading in for the day
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Spotted Drum (junvenile)
Another new sighting for Moosie
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Chub chub chub ;-)
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Lots of Chub
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More Chubs!
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Jellyfish
I saw this one day. I couldn't figure out if it was 2 jellies or just 1?
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Yellow Stingray
Another well-camouflaged creature
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Yellow Stingray
It pays to keep a sharp eye on the sandy bottom. You never know what you might spot!
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Yellow Stingray now swimming away
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Yellow Stingray
A closer look
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Lesser Electric Ray
Holy smokes! Another new sighting for Moosie!
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Lesser Electric Ray
Pretty cool!!
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Lesser Stingray
I saw 4 of these around several spots during one of my snorkeling sessions
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Lesser Electric Ray
See? You have to keep your eyes focused on the sandy bottom to find some cool critters that most people miss.
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Lesser Electric Ray
Such a sweet-looking face
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Lesser Electric Ray
One more photo... I just loved watching them
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Grooming Station
The French Angelfish was very intent in cleaning this parrotfish
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Grooming Station
Next customer for the French Angelfish, another Parrotfish.
The other fish is a Puddingwife (juvenile)
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Bar Jacks
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Ocean Surgeonfish
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Sergeant Major
These were a dime a dozen. Lots and lots of them
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Uh oh... a Slippery Dick cannibalizing a Ballyhoo!
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Oops, did I shame you Slippery Dick? LOL
Wonder who took the first big bite out of this Ballyhoo...
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Barracuda! Yikes! This could be the guy that snacked on the Ballyhoo...
I kept my distance!!
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Lookie lookie what do I see peeking from under a rock!
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MmmMmMMm Lobster!
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And another Lobster
I saw 3 of them hiding under different rocks
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Yum yum! Lobster for dinner tonight? :-)
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I saw these kids who were practicing running with a big rock underwater
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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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