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Snorkel Grand Cayman
Under the waves at Turtle Nest Inn (repeatedly), DiveTech ironshore, Rum Point, and Eden Rock. All photos copyright © 2003, Ed Pastore.

   

At Turtle Nest, vibrant coral.
Nice variety there
...
...
Some sort of hogfish, perhaps
In places the water was stunningly clear
and bright sun just lit this guy up
A french grunt.
A flounder...
Can you find the flounder?
Great shapes everywhere
Some fish were truly alien
Some hung in pairs...
On the ironshore (foggy lens, sorry)
Ironshores had more urchins
...and schools of shining green fish
...that you had to swim through
Above the shoreline were these "chitons"
Another couple...
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Sea worm (fuzzy lens again)
At Rum Point, a skate
He didn't mind us at all
At Eden Rock, the fish are beggers!
And there are shallow scuba sites there
And nice views of the deep.
Back at Turtle Nest's reef (our favorite spot... and right outside our room!)
Ripples on the water's surface, reflected/refracted on coral
Fry (baby fish) were everywhere
Almost in the way
Tiny things are difficult to photograph
Some great vistas there
Maybe this is a blenny(?)
Another pair of parrotfish
A huge barracuda in shallow water
 
 
This big guy was hiding in this rock
...swaying back and forth with the waves
There's a lot to explore on Grand Cayman