Nim's Island

I ran into a big school of Akule (Big Eye Scad) while out swimming this morning. They were tightly clustered into a ball (no impersonations like in Finding Nemo) so I looked around for predators. Sure enough I suddenly found myself way too close to a BIG Barracuda (why are they never as scary in the photos?) who did not run away. So I backed off a little then attempted some photos.

On my way back to the beach I met a little girl about five years old floating on a boogie board out in deep water. She said her father was scuba diving down below and proceeded to tell me about the Eagle Ray and Turtles she had just seen. A big turtle surfaced near her and she matter-of-factly petted it while talking to me.