Our New Segment: Today's Tide Pool

Did I say Mudflats? (Jackie)

In an earlier post I said something like "at low tide the beach becomes 300 yards of mudflats studded with rocks."  In actuality these 'mudflats' are 300 yards of tide pool studded with coral encrusted rocks.  It is an incredible place and has instantly become one of my favorite spots in the world - and its practically in my front yard! The tide is always out when Isaac and I get home from school so we have started to take nightly excursions to explore!

           Today Jackie and I spent another beautiful evening walking through our "front yard's" tide pools. I think I originally studied underwater archaeologist because I liked finding things, turns out that's not really what it's all about. So now I can just be a bum and find things in tide pools, maybe we'll start eating some of them! We brought the camera this time so we could share some of our finds. We'll try to keep everyone up to date!

          A couple more pictures just to give you the setting:

(Do you see Big Buddha?)

 (Jackie is traditionally the poker of critters in our expeditions, but I was having a go at this sea cucumber)

 (OCTOPUS!)

 (This one I decided to take home. Thought maybe she could pay off of the rent)

(Another shot of the spotted eel)

(We brought this one home too! Originally we were going to evict the hermit crab inside, but it turns out the shell is still being used by its first owner! So we're going to get him some saltwater and keep him as a pet. His name is Mr. Trout)