Unfortunately my vacation is drawing swiftly to a close, and my last day of diving has come to a close. We all know what that means: after today, no more fish pictures. This makes some people happy. And others quite sad.* Either way, I'll start neutral with this little number, affectionately known as a white fireworksorama in Nu-speak.
(Pretend like there is no huge gap below...)
| Squirrelfish These little guys were just about everywhere, and they all look like they need Prozac or maybe just a little more sleep. Personally, I think they look nothing like squirrels. |  |
| Bluestripe Grunt? Parrotfish? I cannot explain the yellow eye shadow. And I'm not quite positive what this is. Any marine biologists out there? |  |
| I don't know what this is, but I think he looks like a torpedo. |  |
| Stoplight Parrotfish They guys eat algae and munch on coral. These crazy guys really are transgender, since they may change color or sex as they exit their juvenile stage. Talk about a tough puberty! |  |
| Lobster Best served with drawn butter and a lemon wedge. |  |
| French Angelfish Don't hold their heritage against them (though they are a bit pouty). They are known to form harems with a single male dominant over several females. |  |
| Smooth Trunkfish "can release toxins; usually solitary" Remind you of anyone? |  |
We finished up the diving and ended up heading out for a day on the town with our divemaster. He told us to just follow him to a little hole in the wall called El Gato Negro. (That's The Black Cat for those of you who took French in high school instead of Spanish. Right, and you live in California...). Definitely not a place you'd want to just wander into, and probably not in the Michelin Guide. But the beer was cheap and there was entertainment.
Though it's best not to photograph the entertainment. If so, you'll likely be invited to share in a gigantic blunt and be made fun of in Spanish. Not that I know this firsthand or anything. A lot of what happened after El Gato Negro is a little sketchy. I'm pretty sure it involved fitting 5 adults into Jeep and some fresh mahi mahi.
Tomorrow it's time for a drive around the island and then it's back on the plane back to the good old U S of A. (Do we need passports this week or not?)
* Yes, it is proper to begin a sentence with and -- or even but!
4 comments:
Sorry your vacation is coming to a close. :(
"Squirrelfish
These little guys were just about everywhere, and they all look like they need Prozac or maybe just a little more sleep. Personally, I think they look nothing like squirrels."
Were they behaving kinda of squirrelly, though?
"Bluestripe Grunt? Parrotfish?
I cannot explain the yellow eye shadow. And I'm not quite positive what this is. Any marine biologists out there?"
I'm not a marine biologist, but I am a fashionista. I have to say, those parrotfish make that yellow eye shadow work!!! You have to admire their guts for going out looking like that when you just know the other fish talk mess about them.
Were they behaving kinda of squirrelly, though?
Not really. They just kinda hung out up against the reef and looked at you.
I really wish I knew the names of more of the fish.
I really wish I knew the names of more of the fish.
I can help you with that.
I did some digging around.
"Squirrelfish" (proper name = Exhausted Associatorus Rex)
"Bluestripe Grunt? Parrotfish?" (proper name = Drag Queenoptus Reis)
"torpedo" (proper name = Torpie Torpedopterus)
"Stoplight Parrotfish" (proper name = Lackerooni Eyeshadowrus Parrotus)
"Lobster" (proper name = TwentyFiveNinetyNinechy Plustaxorus)
"French Angelfish" (proper name = Surrenderous Maximus)
"Smooth Trunkfish" (proper name = Blueby Bluebiblious)
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