Rubiah Snorkel

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 15 Feb 2019 23:57
Rubiah Snorkel
 
 
 
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Beez Neez is parked in eleven and a bit metres, not far behind us is the buoyed snorkel area for day-trippers, visitors, tourists and we soon joined them but saw an area we could have to ourselves at the far end. Once we had bobbed under the buoys we were greeted by a welcoming party.
 
 
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Next came a group of redtoothed triggerfish and a couple of minutes later we were in the shallows.
 
 
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A tsunami destroyed all the coral some years ago but there are positive signs of recovery.
 
 
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Loads of parrotfish and we even got to hear them scraping.
 
 
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They always look like they are smiling.
 
 
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Lovely to see clams once more.
 
 
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This juvenile angelfish showed his moves, introduced a friend and finally posed.
 
 
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Shy boy, pretty with huge eyes.
 
 
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Blue boys.
 
 
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A grumpy wimple fish, that’s what he gets for having so many names.....
 
 
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Time for a rest.
 
 
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A big highlight was watching a spotted moray eel wiggling, hiding and resting.
 
 
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Our favourite though......Mr Fish, the blue powder surgeon tang and thrilled we were to see loads and loads.
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL A REAL TREAT
                     FANTASTIC TO BE BACK ‘IN THE FISH TANK’