An unintended ‘selfie’ while learning how to use the borrowed GoPro camera ….. there were more than this one until I worked out I needed to reverse the camera … I did laugh a lot when viewing the images! My Panasonic underwater camera sprang a leak, but I was able to find another option for today’s rerun of the turtle tour.
Purple is a popular colour amongst LHI corals. This staghorn coral is sheltering a school of tiny luminescent blue fish.
Another purple coral, soft and spreading. The many varieties are fascinating, each outcropping rich in fish species too. I think snorkeling might be one of my favourite activities here!
Three-striped Butterfly fish, an LHI special, gathered in a social group just near our pickup point. The lagoon is like a treasure chest, dive beneath the surface to open the lid, then drift about, captured by the beauty and novelty of all you see! Tomorrow we fly back to Sydney, and will be home on Sunday afternoon, thoroughly rested after our island holiday.
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Just love those photos.
we are home tonight .. but have more to post if possible 🙂 so glad to take you on my travels …
grandi foto e grande avventura, cara Cristina!
so happy you are adventuring with me under the waters 🙂
How fun! The underwater world is beautiful, but I love the selfie. 🙂
I laughed and laughed … about twenty photos of me .. when I thought it was corals and fishes!!!
Just a few feet down and there is such beauty!
yes Gilly, what a magic world we inhabit!
Great Selfie. You blend in with the gorgeous coral fish 🙂
such a laugh … and yes, we are all the one, even the corals and fishes, how wonderful is that!
Ok, I challenge anyone to top your SELFIE! You win, hands down.
I miss snorkeling.
can you go again in summer???
Great pics, Christine, especially the selfie. 😀
thanks ad, the selfie was so funny … all that serious effort, and it was just me until I realised the mistake!!
Hahaha! An unintended selfie became a great record of your fabulous experience. I love the shots of the fish and the coral. Lovely!
Debra, I like it too … somehow there is a message in there … everything we ‘see’ is a reflection of ourselves …
love these Christine…had to look up ‘gopro’…I think I am in love
ha ha! it certainly was fun, my middle son uses it for his time lapse movies, but that was my first experience with one 😉 i made two tiny movies … perhaps i will post them if i can work out how …
beautiful clicks, Christine. especially that selfie! and the story to go along with it made me chuckle. with you, of course. never at you 🙂
yes, I am still chuckling too, every time I see that row of selfies in the photo library! my camera is going back under warranty to be replaced … sad to waste those resources isn’t it …
Hi there, I am nominating you for a “Sisterhood of the World” Bloggers’ Award on WordPress. I want you to know I love all of your posts and and also your lovely comments on my blog. My acceptance for the award has just posted. I’m not worried whether you accept or not I just want you to know I appreciate all your hard work. Cheers, Kidazzleink.com
thanks so much, a wonderful honour!!! hard work, but such a pleasure to do a lovely post, as you know too 🙂
Congratulations sister! Well deserved indeed. I will most definitely look forward to reading it Christine.
These photos are so cool, Christine!
thanks Amy … now we are home, and my camera is off to be repaired or replaced 🙂
This looks like a “Do before you die” activity Christine! Amazed by the clarity of your underwater shots!
me too Madhu, but the water was wonderfully clear!
” a treasure chest” – perfect description Christine. And isn’t the world a magic place. I never forget my time spent snorkling off the Queensland coast and around the islands – far away from the land and in a world of my own, well that’s how it felt to me. Lovely x
Oh and your “selfie” moment had me giggling and so it should!
Love to you this Christmas and wishing you a joyous New Year x