Crinoids Everywhere!

View From Dominica

This way

 That way

 (which is the one that matters)

Goodbye St. Croix

and the refinery troubles,

 helloooooooooo Dominica!

Fun While It Lasted

I dropped my camera and cracked the waterproof housing today.

To make matters worse, we leave tomorrow AM for a week on Dominica!

Luckily I have an older smaller one I'll try to remember how to use.

Nocturnal Funambulism

Sunset Rascal

Glamour Shots®

Hogfish!

I love these guys.

Unfortunately they're really tasty and so there aren't many of them left around here.

In fact, in two years of guiding dives, this is only the second one I've seen!

Obviously I'll not be disclosing the location.

EarthDay Sunset

Almost Crucian

Flying Turtle!

So Good

Once More Into The Fray

Harbor Cam

Two Years

of sunsets on St Croix!

The Frogs

are pretty excited that we finally got some rain.

First Passionfruit of Summer!

Don't Interrupt

Farm Food

It's very handy having a nephew who works at the local organic farm. He brings new treats every movie night. Thanks, Matt!!

Leg Lizard

We were both pretty surprised to find ourselves in this position

Peacock In Flight

The Venerable Giant

We found the giant Baobab!

Its growing in an otherwise empty lot across from a baseball diamond in an area known as Grove Place. The seeds were carried from Africa by slaves making the Middle Passage hundreds of years ago.

It's sometimes called the dead rat tree because of the look of the seeds they drop.

In the middle of the three massive trunks is a hole.

According to what I've read, the trunks are hollow and people have not only taken shelter from hurricanes inside the tree, they have also been born inside, and been temporarily transported back to Africa during long forgotten tribal rites.

Our friend LauraLee volunteered to climb inside

and took pictures.

Now, what to do with those seeds...

Easter Morning

It was so flat and clear when I kayaked out to get the dive boat off its mooring that I could easily see a starfish on the sand about 20 feet down.

After such a gorgeous start, the afternoon was disappointing.

I imagine a couple thousand visitors would agree.

Sunset Visitation

The moonrise was even better.

On The Mend

Out On The Ranch

Dragging Badger

New Spot For A While

Another Mangrove Resident

Lunchtime Companions