Thursday, May 28, 2009

Boat Float at Sixth Island

Steve and Heath show off their catch of the day

Chatting with the folks on the other boat

Oh yeah, Sandra's hip


Gene decorates with zinc oxide




Mo and Laura


There's the Bates'




Kevin and Sandra



I'm ready to go



And there I am!




David shows off


David free dives to check out some coral



They're a little tough to see but the white spots in this photo are tiny egg sacs- the water was full of them


Another shot of them


Pretty coral picture, with one of those egg sacs making a blur in the lower right



David's floating?


Nope, cheating (yes, we know you aren't supposed to stand on coral heads!)


A puffer fish


Steve and Jonathan enjoying some beers while floating in the lagoon


Kevin and I (in the green hat) join them


Laura, snacking after a float


Kevin demonstrates other uses for zinc oxide


Kevin and Mo


After a hug from Kevin, Mo has a one eyed smiley face on her back!


The other boat heads in early


And we keep partying!



Mo and Sandra


David demonstrates the proper life-preserver positioning for a boat float


Gene and Sandra


Jonathan's hero shot



Mo and Steve



On Memorial Day a bunch of us took out two boats to 6th Island for snorkeling and "boat floating". A boat float is when you anchor a few boats, tie them together and then proceed to party! It also usually involves grabbing a life preserver, a hat and a beer and relaxing in the water for a while.
I'd never been to 6th Island so it was fun to see a new site and we spent the day exploring the coral heads and hanging out with friends. It's rough life but I think I can handle it!


2 comments:

polardaveb said...

Believe me, I would not be standing on coral. That ITCHES. I was on a bare rock. It's probably exposed some during low tide, or maybe someone hit it with a sailboat?

reflective pink said...

It is sooooo beautiful there! Please pack me in your suitcase next time ;) Also, I like your new blog theme it looks good. Miss you!