A surgeonfish at Shark's Cove getting pretty close!

We’ve been having a good time with Dave off work this week – fitting in short adventures while awaiting updates on the book galleys for me to go through. Dave has made dinners, put Ben down for nap, worked with Sam on the “big build” (Lego projects) and generally enjoyed catching up on man time with the boys. Today we went up to Shark’s Cove to celebrate the last day of leave and Sam starting school tomorrow. (!) As I snorkeled around, I was surprised at how oily the water seemed – like a lot of sunscreen or something was floating around. At times it cleared up, but then I’d hit another patch. I knew it was slack tide, so I thought perhaps it had something to do with the water hanging out in the tide pools and not getting refreshed. Dave went out to check the fish scene and came back with a funny look on his face after swimming around in the big cove part. He said to me “You’re a funny girl.” I said “Yeah?” thinking that’s not news. “You thought that was oily water?” “Yeah? Didn’t it look weird to you?” Dave goes “Did you notice changes in the water from warm to cool?” “Um. Yeah, I think so.” Turns out that oiliness was where warm water met cool water from the tide coming in (is this called a thermocline?). Very cool – glad to know it wasn’t anything IN the water!

The big boys have been enjoying jam time in the “studio” – the office. Sam calls out chords to Dave while he plays his guitar. Last night they played one of Sam’s new songs (Yucatan Waterwells) and then treated us to “Waitin’ on a Sunny Day” by Bruce Springsteen. What fun it is to see Dave and Sam playing, with Ben doing his loud scream-singing into a screwdriver microphone (or whatever else he can get his hands on).

Sam and the family band!