Starting our day bright an early at the dock at 7 a.m. RTG (ready to go) the sunrise was beautiful. The clouds were a light pink color, and the water was as calm as a sea cucumber. As we loaded on to the boats I was accompanied by my fellow snorkelers Hamburger Hannah, Lime Liana, Kiwi Kiyanni, Guava Gabby, and Coca-cola Crystal. About 20 minutes later we arrived at our snorkel destination, and we assembled our gear and jumped in! As we swam around, I had never seen so many West Indian Sea Eggs (Tripneustes ventricosas). Everywhere I looked I could see one and the seafloor was filled with many corals ranging from Bladed Fire Coral (Millepora complanata) to Grooved Brain Coral (Diploria labrynthiforms).

As I kept diving down over coral and through schools of fish, I had noticed our boat driver Captain Jack Sparrow was telling us to come near the boat because he had something to show us. As we swam closer, he was throwing little pieces of bread into the water and schools of Sergeant Major’s (Abudefduf saxatilis) were all surrounding the boat to get a piece of his breakfast. After the divers finished their dive, it was time to get back on the boat and head back. On the boat ride back, Kiwi Keyanni had asked Captain Jack Sparrow what the name of the snorkel spot was, and he said, “Flavors Beach”. We all concluded that Flavors Beach was the best snorkel spot on the trip and yes there was a lot of flavors in the array of animals present, but I think Hamburger Hannah knows how it really tasted considering she swallowed some sea water on the way back to the boat.

A small group of sergeant majors swimming

Grooved brain coral on the seafloor

All photos taken by Hamburger Hannah

Jello Jordyn