As I recall, we lost use of the camera after clam digging on mud beach and while we were snorkeling Butterfly reef; the site of the great octopus battle. Thankfully, the memory card was okay and we can share clam photos. We have several photos from snorkeling on Butterfly until saltwater did the dirty deed but we do have, courtesy of Mama Laite, photos of the octopus which, we are more than happy to share.
Here we are, clean and happy heading across the lagoon to a neighboring island to capture appetizers for supper.
As you can see, Arthur quickly put us to work digging clams. We noticed the kids from the island village seemed to be getting more clams and were on semi dry land.
I quickly moved in on their territory and soon had our bucket full and were ready to snorkel. We clambered back into the boat for a short ride; a quarter of a mile or less to a point across from Turtle Island, Butterfly Reef. We geared up and dove in (whether anxious to dive into the clear water or to wash off the clam mud, I leave to the readers imagination).
The reef is spectacular and the visibility exceeded anything we had experienced. The fish were rich and varied. Of course, I can make these claims because I failed to fully secure the camera and have no photographic proof. I will not belabor our day of snorkeling or the adventures that followed as I believe they are fully detailed in a previous blog. I will, however, offer some proof of the episode in the following pictorial spread.
We are home for a while. A trip to Santa Fe and North Dakota in mid summer but no adventures firmed up until Antarctica next winter. We've been invited to Uganda and Kenya in the fall and are considering the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu in September. We can't do both and won't be able to do either if we don't make up our minds soon. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
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