Maya Bay Snorkel

Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Tue 24 Jan 2017 23:47
Maya Bay Snorkel
 
 
 
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We left Beez to snorkel under the overhang to our right, to the tiny private beach and in the back corner of the bay. The other half we left for the afternoon. No sooner than we reached the overhang than a fish ball met us, lovely to watch the group swooping like a flock of birds.
 
 
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Something looked menacingly, our little friends scattered and Alex watched it all.
 
 
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Oh, how lovely, Mr Fish (blue powder surgeon tang – hence Mr Fish, just like the chap we had in our marine tank) there to lead the way to other chaps.
 
 
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Our first Thai starfish.
 
 
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Clams in all shapes, colours and sizes.
 
 
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I was so busy enjoying a parrot fish having attendance of a cleaner wrasse – then I saw the last few inches of an eel as it disappeared under a rock – not realising I had him in the top left of my final sequence......
 
 
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Next, the turn of a trunkfish, his cleaner got stuck literally into his armpit.....
 
 
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Plenty of chaps to keep us busy.
 
 
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We popped up on the beach and admired the stone art.
 
 
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Grumpy Drawers led us back to Beez, as we neared the crowds became apparent.
 
 
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Beez was squealing in delight as her whole length was being feasted upon. Bear scraped a little and bigger fish came in for lunch..
 
 
 
 
ALL IN ALL AN EXCELLENT SNORKEL
                     AMAZINGLY TAME FISH