Yippee, Ruperts!

A last-minute arrangement today saw us at Ruperts’ at 2.30; by the time we had applied sunblock, flippers, goggles and snorkels, Pam, Geoff and Maddy had arrived. The Ruperts snorkelling was even better than at James’ Bay. There is a larger ‘reef’ area before the seabed dips down deep and although the water was murky, we still had reasonable visibility. At first there were just a few fish, but as we got further out we beheld a school. It was breathtaking swimming above them and looking down at the layers and layers of fish – perhaps a few hundred of them. Swimming off in another direction we saw two more schools of different fish. I have no idea what the names are but will work on that. Caleb said that from his perspective it looked like the fish were only half a metre below me, but I stretched out my arms and couldn’t touch them. A couple of braver fellows came up to have a look, staring with their unblinking eyes, but quickly swam off. Probably a good thing as I might not have liked to be nibbled by their fleshy little mouths. Pam joined us in snorkelling for the first time too, but between seasickness and shortsightedness she was less awestruck! We left Ruperts around 5.15 and relaxed at Pam’s place while the supper cooked. It was a lovely way to end an excellent afternoon.