Best of Mike #475

When you look at Caribbean waters and see that beautiful turquoise color you are seeing the sandy bottom. The dark patches in those same waters are the coral. 

When you are underwater it’s the dark patches that are interesting because that’s where all the life is.

Some of the dives here in Bonaire have long swims out over that sandy bottom to get to the reef.

In all honesty that part can be pretty boring… until you come on something like these guys.

They are Garden Eels they live in colonies of holes in that sandy bottom. They are about the same size and shape as earth worms. But more entertaining as they like to rise up out of their holes like you see here and sway with the currents.

Now think about there being dozens of them (maybe even hundreds) spread out in every direction. That can be pretty entertaining on a boring swim.