{"id":2615,"date":"2014-02-23T19:47:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T00:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2014-02-24T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T18:17:22","slug":"beautiful-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=2615","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have often mentioned Spotts Beach in past posts. \u00a0So here it is again \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

This time however, I brought an underwater camera. \u00a0I am really glad I had it with me, since I was in for a treat ; one that I hope you will also enjoy with the pictures below.<\/p>\n

So here is this awesome (hidden) gem of Grand Cayman ; Spotts Beach. Not as majestic as Seven Mile Beach, but quiet and full of marine life as you will see.<\/p>\n

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So in the water I went, armed with that underwater camera.<\/p>\n

It was not long before I started to spot a bunch of turtles. On this day I saw 6 different ones during my +-45 minute snorkel. \u00a0Note that water is never much deeper than 10ft (and sometimes less than 5) in this reef protected bay.<\/p>\n

Here is what I assume a cute couple.<\/p>\n

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I managed to get some close up shots with this fellow. \u00a0S\/he was not at all concerned by my presence. Note that for both of these shots I had to swim to the bottom to get level since it was having a sea grass lunch at the bottom.<\/p>\n

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Going up to the surface for a breath of air. \u00a0Note this one has a cleaner fish following it. You can see the tail of the cleaner fish at the bottom sticking out.<\/p>\n

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I also took a video of this one ; here you can also see the cleaner fish very well.<\/p>\n