May 2016 -For the last few days we have been visited by a large spotted eagle ray and what would appear to be her offspring. This morning three small spotted eagle rays came swimming by in formation and circled numerous times under our dock. Quite the sight - they are so graceful.
Spotted Eagle Rays swimming in formation.
May 18, 2016 -After a few windy days, Ed and I tried for once last time to get out to Molasses Reef. His son Ben had headed back north a few days earlier and this was the last chance for Ed and me. Once again we found an extremely strong current. My neighbor also had reported strong current when he went out a few days previous. I have never experienced this much current for this period of time. It was strong enough that it would take a strong swim just to hold yourself in place in the water. Not a safe environment for snorkelers like Ed. A diver can sometimes find different current below and get some relief with protection behind the reef walls. You know the current is strong when you find the buoys and boats up wind instead of down wind. So once again we headed to Pickles. Although its only 1 mile away from Molasses, there was no current. I startled a shark and also found a nice Balloon fish. Check out the video below.