Once in the water, we see three of the turtles resting on the sandy bottom. They take periodic turns rising to the top and back again in liquid motion. After savoring this experience, we progress on to the reef and again are not disappointed. We pass through a vertical curtain of schooling tropical fish to view outcroppings of brain, finger, and rice corals. Butterfly fish are busily defending their territories while, christmas wrasses, parrot fish, moorish idols, yellow tangs, and a host of others bring a brilliance of color into this aquamarine world.
Tori swims off to a large sandy area nearby to look for manta rays.
Later, we all return to the boat, shower off and reapply sunscreen. It is later in the afternoon by now and our chances of seeing more dolphins are slim, so we head back into the harbor. The next morning we head directly to a bay that Armin has told us the dolphins frequent. It has a sandy bottom, conducive to the dolphins being able to spot approachingsharks, their predators, . The wind is strengthening and gusting as the sail progresses, we are thankful not only for the advanced skills of the captain and his crew, but also for the strength and stability of Kaija, their 1964 ketch.