The Life and Times of Ken Aldrich

Ken taking a break from snorkeling.

Its much easier to float in salt water.

Sharon getting ready to drop in again.

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Very colorful.  I ended up getting a nicer picture of these at Hol Chan.

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Cool coral.  The bright yellow fish zoomed away before I got him in front of the coral.

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While we were snorkeling our guides were out catching lunch.

They found lobster, conch, barracuda, red snapper, and a few other fishes.

Guide on the left and one of the guys from our tour group on the right.

Are you checked out on that equipment?

Our guides prepared the meal while we lounged on the beach.  Lots of lobster tails!

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Cleaning a snapper

Pat chillin while the food is cooking.

We pulled the boat up to the beach for a lunchtime BBQ.

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Relaxing on the beach.

Dinner is served - plenty to go around.

After lunch we went snorkeling in another spot.  It was a little strange to see sting rays right below our feet.

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They didn&#039;t seem overly concerned with our presence.

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I was away from the group, turned around and whoa, there is a shark under me.

Didn&#039;t seem aggressive, but I went back to the group to ask what kind it was.

Fortunately they were friendly.

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Lots of colorful fish, but I couldn&#039;t help but keep an eye on the stingrays and sharks around us.

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The camera didn&#039;t capture the really cool blues on this fish.

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Here we are, all hanging out in harmony.

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Yeah, don&#039;t put your foot down on the shark, ok?

He swam right along side me.

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Getting more comfortable, getting closer.

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