Sea Life

A perfect day for visiting the beach at low tide.  Last night, the winds gusted to 30 mph from the east and maintained a steady 15 – 20 all day.  So this beach on the Sea of Abaco was in the lee – well sheltered from the wind. 

On our walk to the beach, we found this lizard sunning himself.

 

Here’s a sand dollar, just below the sand, with only its silhouette visible.

Here it is without its sandy camouflage. 

This is a sea biscuit.

Alive, they are brown and furry and protected by sea grass, like this:

We found a lot of baby conch.  Here’s a brilliantly colored shell:

Here’s the conch that lives inside. 

This might be a sea slug.

We also found a wallet – water logged and filled with sand – and the ID and credit card of a young man who lives not far from where I grew up in Michigan.   It will be returned to him – we have his address.  And we’ll announce it on the morning net.

A fun day doing what we love – in a place we love.