Windy days on Kume = choppy surf = poor visibility under the water. So we didn’t get to do quite as much snorkeling as we really wanted to, but we did sneak under the water a little here and there.
Fighting? Mating? Playing tag?
This is a shell or, more technically, a snail I guess. It was nearly the length of my foot and simply gorgeous; I would have loved to have taken it home with me, but I stuck with the “look, don’t touch” rule.
Another one that would have been cool to take home.
Lucky for us, there was one area on the island where we could see all sorts of amazing fish without a mask and fins. These coral formations trap fish at low tide in extremely large, deep tide pools. They were amazing to explore, but a little hard on the feet!
Somehow these ones look kind of mean, don’t they?
I count at least 15 different fish in this shot and a minimum of 7 different species. Not bad!
I played with this one a bit, washing out most of the color, so that you could see the fish a bit better. Can you find all six?
We found several new varieties, including this one with the orange spot on its tail.
And my favorite new fish. I saw one but didn’t have the camera and then Jake was able to catch it for me!
In current news, we are only slightly less underwater than the fish in these pictures. This storm is blowing something fierce and is just sitting on top of us. It’s moving at an average of about 5 whopping miles per hour, and it’s a big stinking storm. Thus far we’ve been in full-on typhoon mode for 34 hours (read: the kids have been trapped in the house for that long) and the eye has only just passed us.
Obviously, Rachel wasn’t able to fly in tonight. She’s sitting in Tokyo, hoping to catch a flight here tomorrow. If she makes it in, then you won’t hear from me here for a week or so, but I promise I’ll be back in force with more double-post days to get caught up.
Have a good one!
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