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Snorkelling at Gab Gab Beach

There were clouds of all kinds of fish on the edge of the reef at Gab Gab.
 I just have to share some of the photos that William took of snorkelling at Gab Gab Beach, Guam.  It is on the Navy base, so you have to have special permission to go there, but thanks to our friend, arrangements were made for us and a large group of our friends to go see the protected beauty there.


 No fishing of any kind is allowed in this area, so the fish are abundant, and unafraid. They swim by you like clouds of color, in all shapes and sizes.  Some large black and blue fish came by, very curious about us.  We latter found out they are some kind of Jacks.


The coral is abundant and in very good condition.  


 We were excited to find Giant Clams.  They weren't the ones that were extra giant in size, maybe only 10 inches across, but the electric blue made them shine.


I haven't found the identity of this unique, blue and green fish with a long snout yet.  The kids quickly called it an elephant fish.


 These butterfly fish are quite interesting in appearance from above.


 The Parrot fish is one of the most colorful. 


I am reminded again of how a camera can be used to record an image of an object, but until you have been there yourself, there is no way you can take in the richness and depth of the scene. 


 Unless you have been there, you can't feel the warmth of the water, waves gently moving you as they go by.  The vibrancy of the colors are often lost through the camera, which picks up any cloudiness of the water.


 You can't experience what it is like to have a fish looking directly at you, eye to eye, with wonder and curiosity. 


 And then a whole cloud of movement and color sweeps past you, parting around you on both sides as they go.


 And why all the colors, if they are underwater where most people can't see them, and the people who eat them don't care?


 When we are underwater at an undamaged tropical reef, I think we are seeing a little glimpse of heaven, where the animals are unafraid, and all is at peace.


 I long for more.  I hope it won't be so long before I get to go swim with the fish again.






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  1. HeidiApril 2, 2013 at 9:05 AM

    The photos are beautiful! What an amazing glimpse into the colorful world God made.

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