Snorkeling in Half Moon Bay

Blue Tang

Keeltail Needlefiish, they swim directly below the surface to the water. I missed it but Daryl has eagle eyes.

After a week of rain and stormy seas, Daryl and I were able to go snorkeling both Wednesday and Thursday.
The fish were incredible, probably the most I have ever seen in Half Moon Bay, and lots of 'big ones'.
Of course, I may be getting a little more comfortable in the water and might not hug the shore line quite as much.

We snorkel right from the beach, to the left of Daryl and out to the point, might look far but it is not.

If I am able to do it without a float or a life jacket, and feel comfortable, it is not far from a shore line.

We will do our best to label the fish.

The coral and colours were stunning, changed depending on the light.

Drum Fish

After the storms, visibility was not very good, and still an amazing experience.

The names of the fish we know (read Daryl) is under the picture.

Trumpet Fish, looks like the coral besides it!

Giant Anemone....this creature....coral...little green fingers...will eat anything it captures, even fish

Another trumpet fish

The yellow and white one is a juvenile rock beauty, a type of angel fish

Grunt....lots of those in mostly different shades of yellow

A blue tang

Spotted moray eel....having a snack on the spiny creature

A parrot fish

A small Nassau grouper

A different coloured grunt

Grunt

Another blue tang... all different shades, color also depends on the light

Grunt the coral is so very pretty.

barracuda

The trumpet fish is upright besides the fan coral

No fish....just a big coral formation

Barracuda, surrounded by millions of the tiny fish

A Grunt and a Squirrel fish

Grunt

Blue tang

Sergeant major

This poor grunt has been really banged up! Daryl was able to get a good shot as he moved slowly

So much fun, and so much to see.

Grunts....there are lots of pictures of these colourful fish

This drum fish was well hidden, Daryl worked hard to get this picture.

Grunts

Squirrel fish

Angel fish

That's a Daryl fish

More blue tangs....I forgot to be nervous following those beautiful creatures

Small barracuda, it was within six feet of the beach, camouflaged by the sand

Even the grass close to the beach was full of fish, maybe the recent storms brought them in.

Drum fish

Grunts and coral...there were just so many of them!!

Juvenile green angel fish

The dark one is a blue tang

Grunts..love the colours

Rock beauty angel fish

And so many more.... but enough is enough!!

This is the gelato shop where we leave our 'stuff', and have a gelato before, and sometimes after, our swim.
All in all an amazing couple of days snorkelling.


Cheers
Ruth