Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

After arriving, Lina, Florence, Irawan, Jumary and Aznon suggested a snorkeling trip to White Sand. this seemed like a good idea. During this part of the year, if the sea is calm, the water is quite clear. However if there are strong winds, then the water is cloudy and the snorkeling not so good. I wanted to go to Mapur tomorrow and this would be a test of water conditions. I was not disappointed

Here is a clamb - these guys have very many different colors

Here is a coral with two clams in the center

A greenish something

A blueish something

And many clown fish - with different types of anemone

I happened upon a trap with many coral fish inside. I hope that they will be freed

The trap

Nice coral

Yellow and purple coral

Not many fish around - probably the result of over fishing the area. But each time I return there are a few more it seems

Two Nemo fish

Brain coral

Two large clown fish with two different types of anemone

Two clowns again

A closer look (at me)

Many clown fish

And a baby clown fish

Swimming around

Two larger clown fish

And another trap

Wow - an aqua-colored clam

A ball of something

And another something

Two clowns

Aznon

and Jumary

and the west side of the beach of White Sand Island

Another view

The southern tip of White Sand Island

We stopped new here for look at different coral. The greens are quite vivid

The color variation is dramatic

a sea urchin and yellow and staghorn coral

Many fish

A few fish

More small schools of fish

A coral fish

C. Frank Starmer

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