Early Birds Get the . . . Eels?

It began Saturday night with Lindsey and Christian asking Mrs.C if they could go for a run at 5:00 in the morning. She agreed to go with them, as long as they woke up on their own. At 5:08, she figured that they had flaked, but a few minutes later a small group was ready to go. Mr.C decided that a swim was a better idea than a run - better for the knees, you know. ; ) When some of the boys saw Mr.C with mask and snorkel, they ran back in to get their equipment, too. By 5:30 a.m. Dylan, Conner, Jake, Jerry, and Hayden had joined Mr.C snorkeling. We saw a variety of undersea wildlife, including eels, puffer fish, sea urchins, angel fish, trigger fish, and a pipe-fish, along with so many other fish. Jake told me he saw a fish "this big" (arms spread open wide), but I looked ans saw nothing. ; )  Mrs.C stayed on the beach with Lindsey, Eli, and Christian, who later joined the group in the water. We are back at the house now, ready for a Sunday morning pancake breakfast.

Just so that we are clear, we did not actually take a camera with us underwater. We wanted you, however, to get a feel for what we experienced. Thanks, Google.

Mr.C