snorkeling in t-shirt...

visibility: not bad at all, yet a bit less than before...
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... 

We don't go out snorkeling every day, but if we do, it's always a lot of fun and beautiful. Looking forward to the next trip...

Current, visibility and temperature...

We are only half way May and it is as if the summer is already started, or better, as if winter is still to arrive.
We went diving yesterday and we had a water temperature of 75F in El Bajo, with a visibility of no less than 60 feet! This gives the possibility to overlook the whole reef and to be amazed and owed by the amount of life the reef offers. The current was strong, pushing you from school to school: grouper, pork fish, snapper, grunts, hiding balloon fish, wrasse in all colors etc. Big fish passing by above all this, apparently not burdened with the current at all. Huge dog snapper and sierra mackerel, like traffic on a busy interstate, with an occasional 'truck' in the form of a goliath grouper (up to 6 feet!) passing by, without the noise and the fumes. What a pleasure to be able to dive in these conditions. Boy, how I do like my job and my office...