This is a coral atoll with two significant islands- one a Columbian military base, the other occupied by fishermen who trade back in San Andres. They sold us a delicious 6 lb. horseeye jack, enough for 3 meals (human and feline).
Sunday morning we went out to swim along the surf break. This is usually where the good snorkeling is, where fish come in from the ocean to feed on the coral
Here, instead of waves breaking on a shallow area of coral, there were caverns as deep as 30 or 40 feet hollowed out beneath us. We had to find passages through the coral.
Up top, the surf was crashing- not too hard, though. It wouldn't be fun to get pounded on this stuff. The fish were surging about: ocean triggerfish, blue tangs, black durgons, midnight parrotfish, grey snapper. And nurse sharks, basking in any secluded spot. They seem to think that if their noses are under a ledge, that counts as a hiding place.
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