water temperature: great, gone up to summer temps: 78º
currents: non at all, that's why the vis is a bit lower
surface conditions: flat calm, no wind, lots of sun, lovely...
It's been a while that I went snorkeling, but yesterday it was my turn again. And it was more than nice; where diving all fish are alert and about and out, also while snorkeling, the sea is full of activity.
The sea lions are great fun to be with, especially with the air temperature rising above the 90's, lots of them are in the water cooling down. Their play is a joy to watch. Where the bulls are quiet and relaxed and don't care about anything, mama is protecting the kids by not letting them get too close to the snorkelers. The kids on their turn are doing everything to escape mama's control and slowly manage to get nearer. In doing so they toss and turn around, showing off their swimming skills and blowing bubbles in our faces.
The snorkel tour continues in searching for Big Eyed Jacks and we do find them. Millions of them circling around and around, without end. The visibility is here, in deeper water a bit less, say 40 feet, but still more than enough to enjoy this spectacle. As a last stop we visit Las Navajas, a shellow part of the reef at more or less 20 feet. Big corals hiding huge schools of fish (burrito grunts, pork fish and snapper), some enormous parrot fish and the unavoidable morray eels swimming around... 
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