The "Usual Suspects" got together for our weekly snorkeling adventure. This week, we went to the beach on Singer Island at the foot of Blue Heron Bridge. The rip currents were really bad on the ocean side of the island this weekend, so we decided to snorkel on the intercoastal. Michael and Anna had been telling us of the abundace of sea life there. Karen came up from Lake Worth to spend the weekend and snorkel with us. She has another week before joining Erik in New Zealand. Nine of us put on our gear and hit the water. Our Florida weekends involve finding a reef, meeting our friends at a beach to swim out to that reef, and transcend to the aquatic world. I take photographs with my Canon Sureshot - I found an underwater housing for it on the Internet. The bridge provides some shade and also provides underwater structure for sea life. There was a strong current around the bridge that we had to fight, but there was an incredible amount of diverse sea life. Susan was confronted by a barracuda that guards the sunken sailboat. She exited to water to take off her jewelry as barracudas are full of teeth and like shiny things. Floria discovered the fish with wings. She motioned her hand by it and it spread it's wings as I clicked the shutter. According to the Reef Fish Identification Book, it is a "Flying Gurnard"- and for Petey, wherever you are, it is a Dactylopterus volitans. I love the blue dots gracing the wingspan. When Susan and I look off of our balcony now, we don't just see Singer Island - we see the water and understand what is below the surface. After snorkeling, we went to the Tiki Bar and continued our wonderful summer day - sipping tropical drinks, listening to the marimba player, enjoying the southern Florida lifestyle with our new friends.
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