awesome stories and pics everyone!! Thank you!
Last year we were snorkelling in Mo-Bay and my new underwater camera broke 10 minutes in... I have a new one this year, hopefully it holds up. That trip we saw a gorgeous spotted ray and I'm sort of glad I had no camera, I would have been messing with the camera too much to enjoy watching it.
Respect,
Gail
Make sure you take a trip out to the reef. It is an experience of a lifetime! You feel like you are in a scene from Finding Nemo! Our guide told us that the fish are so friendly that they will even eat bread from your hand! If you are near Coco La Palm, look for Rhondal....he will take good care of you!
One Good Thing About Music, When It Hits You Feel No Pain!
There are so many cool things you see snorkeling. Some of which you'll see even before getting in the water!
This ray was taken off the shore of BGN in May 2011.
Life is simple...
It is people who make it difficult!
Same place, different day.
Baby shark!
It is people who make it difficult!
Mr. Twister,
A. I was in Mexico in '03 - Xcalak to be specific, not Belize.
B. I was Snorkeling - not scuba diving
C. I was talking specifically about the reef behind the Negril Yacht Club and I was talking about 1998. Is that reef still in that condition? - I don't know, there has been at least one major hurricaine batter Negril since '98. But if that shallow water reef is still intact it is amazingly diverse and swarming with life - more per square foot than the section of the Belize reef I saw near Xcalak.
I see....lol. Sorry...I misread your post
The storms did damage the reefs but thanks to an active effort in the Negril community its being protected and gets better every year. It seems as the reefs were damaged lot of marine life left but I've seen a lot return in recent years. The Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society was helpful with this but I am not sure if they are still around. Maybe someone else can clarify as their website is no longer functional.
This is was my first time seeing an electric Ray or a Murray eel outside of an aquarium. ???????? I guess it was a Jewish eel Clarity?
I posted these in the lionfish thread but figured I'd put them here too
Here are some various underwater photos I have taken in Negril. Dont worry about the shark.....he's from Belize
I have more photos uploaded on my negril.com profile for those curious....
While snorkeling in Cancun a while back, I got 'inked' by an Octopus I was messin with .... That was good stuff.
Lido, amazing pic! We will be at BGN next week!!Originally Posted by Lido
There are so many cool things you see snorkeling. Some of which you'll see even before getting in the water!
This ray was taken off the shore of BGN in May 2011.
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