10/14/10 Christmas Cove, USVI
Tucked into Christmas Cove between St. Thomas and St. John in the USVI, Don is studying the weather closely as there is a possible weather window this weekend to head down island to St. Martin and some French bread and cheese. The Starship bottom needed a good scraping and this is our favorite cleaning station. Clear enough to see for cleaning and beautifully clear with a rock in the middle for snorkeling, a smooth slick hull makes for a happy captain. 
Santa apparently reads my blog as he made an early stop by our boat in St. Thomas and brought me a combination birthday, anniversary, Christmas present, an underwater camera!
Collecting his reward St. Nick promptly jumped in to scrap, I however jumped in to play.
I love all the colors of the reef, and even after being severely damaged by Hurricane Earl, the reef still teems with life.
Tube sponge, file fish, brain coral, sergeant majors…
Caribbean reef squid, fan tube worms, Christmas tree worms, all invite you too look but not touch!
And I have to admit I was quite glad this guy was too far away for a good pic. Dim and distant, he lurked at the edge of our vision for a little while and then headed off,. Good Shark!
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