Shortly after my last post I was sent some of these pictures from Eric & Pete (our Staniel Cay Kayakers) and I wanted to share them with you (hope you guys don't mind).
One of the best things about our trips is that it isn't hard at all to capture great photos. The scenery on the beaches and in the waters up and down the Exuma Cays is breath-taking. It's nice living in a place where I don't get tired of the view.
I'm not sure if or how much you know about Lionfish, but the Bahamas has been hit pretty hard with these fish that are not native to our waters. I found this article about how it all got started, and apparently there was an aquarium in Florida that got smashed in Hurricane Andrew back in 1992 freeing about SIX (6) Lionfish into the "Atlantic Ocean, spawning an invasion that could kill off local industry along with the native fish." (NPR.org, Spreading Lionfish Invasion Threatens Bahamas) That's insane to me that only 6 fish could do such harm. I know many Bahamians have started eating these fish, they are pretty tasty!
One of the guys on our trip... I won't say which :) had a bit of a shark phobia at the beginning of the week. By the end of the week, he was sticking his head in the water to snap this picture of a Lemon Shark swimming about 5 feet off their beach on Gaulin Cay South. I think it's safe to say the fear has been conquered! I would NOT be doing that :) LOL-Call me a chicken if you want... but I'd rather be a chicken than 'shark-bait'!
Hope you enjoyed these pictures. Way to go guys, great shots!
2 comments:
I love these pictures, so beautiful!
Great addition to the post you did earlier! Make Mom happy and you keep your head out of the shark infested water :0)
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