trip report #2

strat62 · Post by **strat62** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 2:40 pm

was hot ,sunny and calm water at Salt Pond. a great day to take some pics...

squid seem to like to swim in a line for some reason, we'd se 6-7 lined up straight across sometimes...

sunday we went on a daysail trip on the Survivan boat with Jason, Lu and Triton...

one thing about sailing is there is the "seasick" potential if you're not used to it or prone to that sort of thing. lisa took some dramamine prior to going out and i'll have to admit it got to me a bit also until we jumped in the water, snorkeling in the middle of the ocean was certainly a LOT different from snorkeling in the nice calm bays...

a barracuda was there to greet us...

lots of spectacular coral...

kenny chesney's boat...

kenny chesney's house...

an $18,000,000 dollar catamaran, (according to Jason)....

monday back to Maho where we saw lots of turtles and a spotted eagle ray. very cool....

will finish up next time....

Juli B · Post by **Juli B** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 3:26 pm

Very nice! Thank you - I love turtles!

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CBama · Post by **CBama** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:01 pm

thanks for sharing....

I want to see turtles....but not sure if I won't be scared!! that pic is wonderful of turtle...

PA Girl · Post by **PA Girl** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:22 pm

I know what you mean about the difference in the open ocean, back in '05 we sailed and snorkelled in rolly seas. My husband and I normally have no problems with sea sickness but all of us (including our friends) were queasy for hours after getting back on land.

Looks like you saw a nice variety of things.

strat62 · Post by **strat62** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:52 pm

CBama wrote:thanks for sharing....

I want to see turtles....but not sure if I won't be scared!! that pic is wonderful of turtle...

i think we found turtles at every bay we went to. where ever there is seagrass they are there. it is surprising how big some of them are...probably a couple feet long. none we saw looked aggressive in any way, they swam up and all around us. of course the no touch rule is still a good idea. here's a video of a smaller one...
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mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 6:47 pm

Thank you again for sharing! Can you tell me more about the seasickness? Where did you sail to, and how bad were the seas? Did the Dramamine keep your wife from feeling ill?

strat62 · Post by **strat62** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:12 pm

mindehankins wrote:Thank you again for sharing! Can you tell me more about the seasickness? Where did you sail to, and how bad were the seas? Did the Dramamine keep your wife from feeling ill?

we sailed from the westin to stevens cay then to congo cay and back. i wouldn't say the sea was bad but normal, there are going to be some good waves out there. the key to dramamine is you have to take it a couple hrs. before you get on the boat as it takes awhile to take effect. i think it worked pretty well for her. if i had to do it over i probably would have taken some also but then i hate taking meds of any sort. i did spend fair bit of time focusing on the horizon....

kingConch · Post by **kingConch** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:14 pm

THe squid are best!

cindygad · Post by **cindygad** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:34 pm

From one Hoosier to another,

Enjoying your report. Glad you enjoyed your first trip.

EagleRayLover · Post by **EagleRayLover** » Sat Mar 31, 2012 8:59 pm

Very nice! Looks like you saw special treats! Minde - as a diver who
Can get green out at sea very easily, I think Bonine is much better than Dramamine- just my opinion.

mindehankins · Post by **mindehankins** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:01 pm

I'll pick up some meclizine. I don't know if that's in Bonine or the other, but that's what I want.
I was wondering if I should, now I know.
Thanks!

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trip report #2

trip report #2