When we arrived at Warderick Wells, being meticulous about his appearance Tom decided he needed to "knock off some whiskers". He climbed down to the swim platform and while dangling his feet in the beautiful clear blue water wet his razor to begin the task at hand. Two seconds later I see him move faster than I have witnessed in a long time yelling shark! Being the newbies in the mooring field a rather large shark decided to check out our boat. We thought he was a nurse shark, which are not aggressive. but Tom was not taking any chances. I could see that he was not yet convinced that shaving was a bad idea at this point. Knowing him I am sure he thought the shark would mosey off in just a few minutes. Just about then a very large ray decided to join the two circling sharks. That my friend was the deciding factor. Tom was up the ladder and in the boat with his whiskers and razor. A different approach in mind.
You can't visit the Land and Sea Park and not snorkel. We took a hike in the morning to see the beach on the ocean side. We waded across a small river and up the rocky trail to enjoy a beautiful view. Snorkeling is done best at slack tide, the period of time between dead low tide and when the tide begins to rise again. Otherwise you are fighting a strong current, making it hard to enjoy the sealife. Tom has only snorkeled a couple of times and not as successfully as he would like so he was a bit timid about getting in the water. Once in he and I were both pleased with how well he did and how much he liked it. The water was not warm.
Whose that nipping at my toes?!
Looking over a steep cliff to the crashing water below
These holes were in several places along the cliff. You could faintly hear the water splashing below. It did make me wonder whether I was walking on a solid surface! One of these holes is large enough that when the waves are strong a mist of water shoots high into the air, thus called a blow hole.
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