Day 6 (Thursday, January 8): Look at all the fish!

Today was a port day, in Huatulco.

We have already paid for a snorkeling tour here today, so we're going to do it (even though Robyn isn't feeling 100%). Robyn was a bit cold, but managed. We both enjoyed it. We saw: red fish, blue fish, big blue fish, small blue fish; yellow fish with blue stripes. Grey fish with electric blue dots (Robyn's favourite). Blue fish with a yellow stripe (Wade's favorite); coral; a huge school of fish going past us; it was like a traffic intersection and we had to merge with the traffic. We saw lots of different coral, long pointy fish, short colourful fish. At one point our guide had us all swim single file into a cave, which was pretty cool. No fish in the cave, but lots of fun floating all packed together and being gently pushed about by the waves.

One of the snorkelers had a waterproof digital camera. Very nice. It looks just like any other digital camera (the usual buttons and knobs), but it is 100% shock and waterproof. She took it in the ocean with her to photograph the fish. I think I might just want one.

The Quarantine continues. Today's announcement says a “small number” of passengers, and then mentions 400. I wonder how many it will be tomorrow? There are up to 1800 people on board. Robyn is not feeling well, but it does not seem to match the symptoms we should look out for, she's just tired. While Robyn rested, I worked on disinfecting my gastro-intestinal tract with several strong mojitos, and did some wildlife watching while reading by the pool. I was a little unsteady on my feet getting back to the cabin, and this time it wasn't entirely the rocking of the ship to blame.

Robyn says:

• black fish with electric blue spots
• big conga line of fish
• big densely packed school of mostly blue with yellow stripe fish
• holes in the coral full of fish
• long fish with yellow stripes
• colourful rock fish
• we went into a cave, and the waves put us up and down.
• Water colder over sand than over coral.
• Puffer fish. One being harassed by the guide, two not.
• The boat captain was really good at his job, seeing what we were doing and being ready to help exactly when needed.