Swimming Adventures

 On our first snorkel yesterday the water was cloudy but we got the word on much clearer conditions however the currents were running harder.  My face mask was leaking so we swapped it with one of theirs but kept my flippers.  At the opposite end are where the turtles are currently feeding.  Immediately entering the water my flipper broke, so I left it behind and went with just one.  The water was clear. I should have good video of fish, large shells, swaying coral and turtles.  I also had the camera on an extension arm that is not meant for water.  It was on the way back that the wrist band broke and both the camera and arm sank.  The depth was retrievable but in going down my remaining flipper came off, which also sank. I decided to go for the flipper first as the currents were strong and my feet were scraping coral.  In the meantime Debbie turned around and while I got the flipper back and repositioned, she located the camera and dove under to get it.  Back on shore my feet had little red marks over them so we walked back to the beach shower to rinse them off. 

Back in the room Debbie noticed the Whale Tale necklace she was wearing was missing.  It is not in the water as she had it on after the snorkel. So retracing backwards I saw it laying on the path near the shower.  We are waiting for the rain to ease before walking to the summit area for a lunchtime view.

It's in amongst these rocks that we filmed the turtles and lost the camera. Note necklace in place. It survived the currents and the dives but not the walk back.