Coral Reefs and Fish

We spent our first day tired and excited about exploring the beach, the pool, and the resort.

The day was bright, clear and all sunshine. We changed into our swimsuits and headed for the beach at the resort. Steps away from the pool and the place we ate for brunch.

The water was crystal clear and still. We walked into the water and we could see right through it. Amelia immediately sat in the sand. She spent a lot of time that week playing in the sand as it is her favorite thing. Ernani and headed for the water. It was cool, but not cold. The coral reefs were only about ten feet away and we walked to them.

Looking down onto the reef, we saw fish. Clear fish with black eyes, a sleek, long-nosed fish with a neon blue nose, black and yellow striped zebrafish. They were right in front of us and swam all around us.

There were only a few people in the ocean with us and they were snorkeling since there were about 4 coral reefs in the swim area of the resort. Ernani pointed out a crab walking in the water below us. I even felt one scuttle away from me when I stepped too close. They were white and fast.

An Australian woman asked Ernani if he wanted to borrow her snorkel gear. He had confiscated Amelia's googles and was looking at the fish. I cannot snorkel so I declined, but Enrnai went out. The nice woman said she had been there two weeks and today was the clearest, non-rainy day.

A Canadian couple were also looking for fish and I pointed them toward them. They had just gotten to the resort too.

We could see the sides of the peninsula curl around us. Looking out at the ocean, we were on the North Atlantic side of the peninsula. The sun rose over the ocean and swept up to set behind us.

Sunday was spent swimming in the Ocean, playing in the sand, and swimming in the pool. Dinner did not start that night until 7, and after we ate, we went to bed.

The fish and coral reefs called out to us on Monday too. We meet a couple from the Upper Michigan Peninsula at breakfast. Ernani paid for some snorkel time. He was happy about the fish he saw. Amelia fell in love with the pool. I napped and read between bouts of swimming.

After dinner, Amelia found kittens on the resort near the main lobby. Two kittens were playing and we played with them a while. Many people would stop by and play with them too.  This would become a nightly occurrence.