marine life

Well! I just have to say that yesterday I had the most fantastic day! I hooked up with a little tour group that was taking a trip off the southern coast of Kenya to an island called Wasini. The boat ride was about an hour and then it anchored to let us snorkel along the coral reefs. First, the water was beautiful and the perfect temperature. Second, there were heaps of fish I could only ever imagine being the real things. When I was a kid I got this tropical fish puzzle, put it together with family, and then glued it, and I always wondered if the fish in the puzzle were based on real fish or if it was just an artists colorful collage of make believe animals. I'm pretty sure all of the fish were based on real fish. The colors were incredible!
To top things off, we saw a sea turtle swimming and were able to follow him right along until he went too deep and things got dark and blurry.
I was completely satisfied with the snorkel trip after the sea turtle, but then our captain said he saw dolphins so we hopped back on the boat and rushed after the dolphins. When we found them the tour guide told us to hurry up and put our flippers and masks back on. I couldn't believe it! I was going to be swimming alongside the wild dolphins in the middle of the Indian Ocean! And I did. It was so incredible. I could have reached out and touched the dolphins. There were about six and they were playing in the water, going up and down, not even paying any attention to the semi-freaked out but awed tourists flipping alongside them.
After the snorkeling we had a big fat meal of crab and kingfish with fried coconut.
I'm signed up for another snorkeling tour for tomorrow. hehe, just can't get enough.

Today I purchased 2 tomatoes, 1 mango, and a coconut that was cut up for me right then and there from a fruit stand on the street for 40 shillings. That's about 50 cents. Yum!

Be home in a week!

Love you all!