Soon we find several squid swimming just below the surface, a lobster, and sea urchins marching on top of the reef looking for a meal. We are all wearing green glow sticks on our snorkels and look like aliens floating on the surface in our black wetsuits, giggling and gurgling at each other over every find. Homer shows us an octopus, a sleeping parrotfish and just then a turtle glides into the edge of our light beams. He swims back and forth in front of all of us so everyone gets a good look. Homer has us all turn out our lights and wave our arms or kick a fin back and forth in the black water.
Bioluminescence sparkles like glitter trailing in the wake of each movement.
Back at the beach we shed our gear by moonlight and indulge in another round of Homer's punch with a punch. Our novice snorkelers have never seen the night creatures of the reef and chatter excitedly about all we saw. Used under License.